| 04 September 2011
The Bengals made what I believe is a solid pickup off the waiver wire on Sunday, landing former Patriots wide receiver Brandon Tate.
Tate was New England's No. 3 WR last season and is also a talented kickoff returner, although that role has been greatly diminished due to the NFL moving the spot of kickoffs from the 30 to the 35 this year.
Cincinnati's starting wideouts have been set for a while with rookie A.J. Green and fourth-year pro Jerome Simpson. The top backups have also been pretty much etched in stone with Jordan Shipley and Andre Caldwell. However, the fifth WR going into the season was going to be rookie sixth-rounder Ryan Whalen out of Stanford, who might still make the team as the sixth WR if they keep that many. However, the Bengals didn't pick up Tate to sit him on the bench, so he will at least be the No. 5 WR to begin the season on Sept. 11 in Cleveland.
UPDATE: To make room for Tate, the Bengals released third-year pro Quan Cosby, who I thought was very solid as a punt returner. Now Shipley or perhaps Tate will take over as the punt returner.
Also, the Bengals announced they cut tight end Chase Coffman and Reggie Stephens. To take their place, the team claimed guard Mike McGlynn and TE Mickey Shuler
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