Case in point, as Geoff Hobson of Bengals .com explained, Knight asked Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow about a concept after practice this week. The next day, Knight saw the same look, adjusted how he played it based on the feedback and swatted a pass that resulted in an interception by Dax Hill.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says this is the deepest crop of wide receivers he's played with. That makes this offense potentially truly scary.

But for whatever reason, three stars haven't gotten deals yet: Trey Hendrickson of the Bengals, Micah Parsons of the Cowboys and Terry McLaurin of the Commanders. They're all part of the same odd contract situation, with the two pass rushers the easiest to break down together since they play the same position.

"He gives you even more flexibility," Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said of tight end Noah Fant before practice.

Free agent tight end Noah Fant signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday. Financial terms weren't announced.

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.