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previous item. ... For the second straight time, the Bengals took a tight end with the 21st overall pick with the selection of Eifert. It is the fifth straight year that the Bengals have taken an offensive player in the first round. “We feel he’s a player who’s going to add a lot to our football team in his first year, as a young player. He complements Jermaine (Gresham) and the other players we have,” HC Marvin Lewis said of Eifert. “He’s got ability. To be moving around and doing a lot of things, show some flexibility, he’s been a very productive receiver at Notre Dame. So it’s an exciting pick for us, and he’s a great young guy to add to our football team.”
Reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer
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The Bengals already have a top tight end in Gresham, who has been to the Pro Bowl the past two seasons. But seeing the success that New England has had with Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, adding Eifert gives OC Jay Gruden more options. “Whether you have two tight ends in the game at a time, or three possibly it creates problems for defenses — that personnel group — because they want to leave their base defense on the field, so you get him matched up with a linebacker, most likely,” Gruden said. “It’ll be fun tinkering with some things with Tyler. We’ve got to bring him along slowly and install the playbook very slowly with him so he gets a good feel for it, and we’ll branch off as we go along. ...” As Enquirer staffer Joe Reedy notes, Eifert’s biggest strength is catching the ball in traffic and he has a good first move where he can elude press coverage at the line of scrimmage. But for those wondering what it means for Gresham, everyone feels that the two tight ends complement each other. Eifert’s advantage is that he can line up in more spots while Gresham has been split out occasionally.
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