Bengals Release Center Dan Santucci

by Josh Kirkendall on Jul 22, 2010 11:20 AM EDT in Player Transactions

According to the Bengals official twitter account, the Bengals waived center Dan Santucci on Thursday. After playing four seasons with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Santucci was drafted by the Bengals in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. After he was waived by the Bengals on September 2, signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad the next day, Cincinnati signed Santucci to the team's 53-man roster less than a week later.

After playing in two games in 2007, Santucci was a story of injury. He suffered a high ankle sprain against the Green Bay Packers during the 2008 preseason and was placed on the Injured Reserve list before the season kicked off. In 2009, Santucci suffered a foot injury during Training Camp and was placed on Injured Reserve soon after.

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Kyle Cook is making folk expendable.

Between Cook and adding Luigs last April, Santucci wasn’t going to be long for this squad.

by Craig Conrad on Jul 22, 2010 11:37 AM EDT reply actions

Plus Stephens.

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by Josh Kirkendall on Jul 22, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

:facepalm: Duh.

by Craig Conrad on Jul 22, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought it would be Sowell

by jim0ijk on Jul 22, 2010 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

The Paul Alexander scholarship fund has run out of money...

Santucci has hung around this roster far too long on the hope that he may one day contribute to the team. He’s earned just over $800k in the last three years without getting his name on the stat sheet.

by bengaljohnboy on Jul 22, 2010 12:17 PM EDT reply actions

you have to think they’re done waiving guys until Gresham is under contract. I think they’re at 81 now. As soon as Gresham’s contract is signed………

BYE BYE rockhand Coats

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Jul 22, 2010 12:27 PM EDT reply actions

Coats will make the 80. I’m fairly sure of it. If he makes the 53 though, I will set my house on fire.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Jul 22, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Or better yet, I’ll get some cinder blocks, pour some gasoline on them, and set that on fire as an effigy to Coats’ hands.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Jul 22, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha

If Dan “shat on the” Coats is on the final 53, I’ll fly out to Cincinnati and Bitch Slap the coaching staff and management for keeping him. Then I’ll go home and kick my dog.

by Anthony Cosenza on Jul 22, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't see why he is still there now...

We have Kelly, Gresham, Coffman, and Harris

by Oregonbengalsfan on Jul 22, 2010 12:38 PM EDT reply actions

RE:

Well, you can axe Harris as consideration, being that he’s really only a long snapper. My belief is it will all determine on Coffman — will he play? Is he ready? Do the Bengals want a backup option for a blocking tight end? (then that would be Coats)

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by Josh Kirkendall on Jul 22, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Can Harris not block?

I know he is the long snapper, but they list him as LS/TE and we also have Windt for long snapper duties, which I suspect he would definately make it to the PS in case something happened to Harris. But then again if Harris isn’t an effective blocker then all of this is moot.

by Oregonbengalsfan on Jul 22, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

RE:

Yea, but Brad St. Louis was also listed as a LS/TE most of his career in Cincinnati and I can’t remember him taking an offensive snap. Actually, I remember a LOT of offensive snaps. Lol. That’s funny right there man.

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by Josh Kirkendall on Jul 22, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions