Ben Utecht News

"But for all you are and all you've done, I give you all of me." - Ben Utecht in "Yours" Timing is everything.

Less than a week into training camp, Bengals tight ends coach Jonathan Hayes knew that this year was going to be a work in progress.

Tight end Dan Coats' problems with drops and ball security have pushed him behind J.P Foschi on the depth chart.

In another sign that the Bengals are working to change their reputation as stubbornly unaggressive, ESPNa s Chris Mortensen reported on Thursday that the team had pursued a trade with Dallas for second-year TE Martellus Bennett.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker There was a mystery team connected to the Dallas Cowboys before Tuesday's trade deadline, and according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen , that team was the Cincinnati Bengals .

The Bengals want more consistency from their tight ends, but they arena t ready to exile Dan Coats or J.P Foschi or activate third-rounder Chase Coffman even though hea s been good enough in practice that head coach Marvin Lewis is calling him All-Hamilton County.

Antwan Odom had surgery for a torn Achilles tendon on Monday, ending his season and leaving the Cincinnati Bengals with a big hole on their defensive line.

Jay brought this up earlier in the morning and I wanted to expand on it. Even though he's out for the year, Reggie Kelly isn't gone.

With another last-minute drive, the Bengals earned some legitimacy and won back their town.

This certainly hasn't been the start we had hoped for with our tight ends. Reggie Kelly and Ben Utecht go down early in Training Camp for the season.

Well, sort of. Thanks to social media - and the apparently human need to share even our most mundane thoughts with the world - you can follow the Tweets of some Bengals player who previously only appeared to be dudes in helmets on the TV screen.

His elbow apparently is sound, and he said the ankle sprain he suffered in the first exhibition game won't hinder him.

Time to tie up some loose ends before I turn the page on summer and head into the season of pumpkins, football, report cards and the first frost.

For the second straight year, injuries at tight end have destroyed an offseason of planning for Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski.

A Capsule Look at the Colts' Final Preseason Game Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. EDT Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio Television/Radio: WTTV-TV and 1070-The Fan/HANK-FM 97.1 THE GAME The Colts wrap up the preseason portion of their schedule when they travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals ...

With tight end Ben Utecht placed on season-ending injured reserve, the Bengals are now faced with the decision of keeping two or three tight ends on the 53-man roster.

The Cincinnati Bengals placed tight end Ben Utecht on injured reserve, ending his season.

" After just one season here, the team says Chan Gailey has been relieved of his duties as offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs.

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The Cincinnati Bengals placed tight end Ben Utecht on the injured reserve list Monday, ending his season.