The ink has now dried on Irv Smith’s contract for his new NFL team.
He signed a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday after four years with the Minnesota Vikings.
We have signed unrestricted free agent TE Irv Smith Jr. to a one-year contract for the 2023 season.
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) March 30, 2023
Cincinnati announced the news as Smith joins Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins. Smith, a New Orleans native, got selected in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-2, 240-pounder caught 88 passes for 844 receiving yards and nine touchdowns during his time with the Vikings. Smith played tight end for the University of Alabama from 2016 to 2018.
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As a former four-star, he exploded with 44 receptions for 710 yards and seven scores in 2018. Smith helped the Crimson Tide win two Southeastern Conference Championships (2016, 2018) and a College Football Playoff National Championship in 2017.
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