The Bengals have signed 26-year old WR Chris Davis.  Davis did not play in the NFL last season.  He has played in 17 games in his NFL career in which he has caught 7 passes for 69 yards (9.9 avg) and he has also carried the ball 2 times for 19 yards (9.5 ypc).  Davis has also returned 33 punts for 299 yards (9.1 avg) and 6 kickoffs for 156 yards (26.0 avg).  The fact that Davis plays a lot on special teams will help his chances of making the Bengals’ roster in 2010.

The Bengals have signed 29-year old WR Antonio Bryant to a 4-year, $28 million dollar deal.  Bryant played in 13 games for the Buccaneers last season in which he caught 39 passes for 600 yards (15.4 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  He has now played in 106 games in his NFL career in which he has caught 372 passes for 5,685 yards (15.3 avg) with 30 TD grabs.  Bryant has also carried the ball 11 times for 65 yards (5.9 ypc) in his career.  This was a solid signing for the Bengals giving them a legit receiver to take attention away from defensive backs who were ganging up on Chad Ocho Cinco all year long in 2009.

The Bengals have released 32-year old WR Laveranues Coles.  Coles played in all 16 games for the Bengals last season and he caught 43 passes for 514 yards (12.0 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  The Bengals saw enough out of Coles in one year to know that they didn’t want him around anymore.  Look for the Bengals to upgrade at WR in free agency or the draft.