According to the Bengals’ roster on their official website, Fant will wear the No. 86 jersey after signing with the team in free agency after a brief tour on the market. RELATED:Shemar Stewart contract details cast Bengals holdout in strange light

The Cincinnati Bengals already possess one of the NFL's most lethal pass-game arsenals with wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins as premier targets for star quarterback Joe Burrow. Adding in some complementary pieces like solid pass-catching running back Chase Brown and veteran tight end Mike Gesicki,

CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals had yet to announce the signing of tight end Noah Fant when head coach Zac Taylor sat down for his news conference before the start of Thursday’s practice. Taylor at first didn’t want to go into specifics about Fant because he said he didn’t know what was official and what wasn’t.