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First it was C.J. Uzomah, now Hayden Hurst becomes the latest tight end to bolt the Bengals for a new squad. For the third season in the row the Bengals are forced to turn to a new starter at tight end, but they might have gotten themselves the best pure athlete they've had at the position in some time. Let's keep it real here, Smith was a big bust for the Vikings. Occasionally he flashed that raw natural ability, but was too inconsistent for the Vikings to trust. After struggling to stay healthy last season, Smith was no longer needed after the Vikings dealt for T.J. Hockenson at the trade deadline.
While it never fully came together in Minnesota for the former 2nd round pick out of Alabama, Smith gets a chance to reignite his career on the Bengals. At best 4th or 5th in line for targets, Smith still joins an offense that's been able to get decent production from players with much less athleticism than Smith. The problem here is simply targets. Unlikely to see more than 60 looks, Smith just won't get enough consistent volume to be a starter. Maybe this is the year he puts it together, but that's what fantasy owners have told themselves for a few years, only to eventually cast Smith off to the waiver wire. As a supremely athletic tight end on a dominant offense, he's worth a look late in the draft as a backup, or upside pick on a fantasy team looking to stitch together the position for the season.
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 Tee Higgins misses second straight practice
Rib injury
By: Mike Krueger | Thu Oct 5, 4:28 pm
|  | Bengals WR Tee Higgins (ribs) did not practice for a second straight day.
TE Irv Smith Jr. (hamstring) was a full participant for the first time since he suffered the injury. (Ben Baby on Twitter)
FFToday's Take: It's likely that Higgins is headed for the Inactive list on Sunday but we'll get a better idea of his status after practice Friday. Higgins and the entire Bengals offense has struggled through the first four weeks of the season as quarterback Joe Burrow deals with a calf injury. In his first four games, Higgins has yardage totals of 0, 89, 21 and 19.
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