The Cincinnati Bengals announced Friday that they’ve signed three players to contracts including CB Nate Brooks, WR Hakeem Butler and P Ryan Rehkow.
Butler recently tried out for the Bengals after earning 2024 Offensive Player of the Year honors in the UFL this past season.
Butler, 28, is a former fourth-round pick of the Cardinals back in 2019 out of Iowa State. He signed a four-year rookie deal worth $3.3 million with Arizona. However, Butler was placed on injured reserve as a rookie before being waived coming out of training camp in his second season.
Butler had a stint on the Panthers practice squad before being signed to the Eagles’ roster. He was later cut and re-signed to the practice squad before being brought back on a futures deal for the 2021 season. However, he was cut during camp.
Butler caught on in the Canadian Football League in 2022 and was drafted by the XFL in 2023 by the St. Louis Battlehawks. The Steelers signed him to a contract last year before releasing him during the preseason.
In 2024, Butler recorded 45 catches for 652 yards and five touchdowns for the Battlehawks.
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