Cincinnati Bengals re-sign tight end Drew Sample to three-year deal
Per ESPN's Ben Baby, Sample's deal is worth $10.5 million over three years, an average annual value of $3.5 million per year. He'll get $4.9 million in 2024, per NFL Media's Tom Pelissero. The Cincinnati Bengals' first multi-year deal goes to tight end Drew Sample.Cincinnati has signed Sample to a three-year deal. Sample, a second-round […]
Per ESPN's Ben Baby, Sample's deal is worth $10.5 million over three years, an average annual value of $3.5 million per year. He'll get $4.9 million in 2024, per NFL Media's Tom Pelissero.
The Cincinnati Bengals' first multi-year deal goes to tight end Drew Sample.
Cincinnati has signed Sample to a three-year deal.
Sample, a second-round pick from the 2019 NFL Draft, found new life with the team after re-signing with that drafted him last year on a one-year, $1.1 million deal. He continued his work as an inline blocking tight end, and even as a pass protector in the backfield out of the shotgun.
While he's never been much of a receiving option at the position, Sample's value is no longer than of a dynamic all-around tight end. He provides some long-term stability as a key member of the position group, and a revered member of the locker room.
$10.5 million over three years is solid TE2 money. The Bengals will continue to build out the tight end room in free agency and potentially the NFL Draft.
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