On the same day that the Bengals hosted big-name receiver Terrell Owens for a visit with the front office, the team announced the signing of another free agent wide receiver: former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Antonio Bryant. 

The Cincinnati Inquirer has reported that the deal agreed upon between the two parties is worth approximately $28 million over 4 years. Bryant was bothered by knee injuries last season and was held to just 600 receiving yards, but boosted his status among the best wideouts in the league the previous year, in which he hauled in 83 passes for 1,248 yards and seven touchdowns.

While this does not indicate that the Bengals are definitively out of the mix for Owens, the move certainly makes it less likely a deal will form. Nevertheless, Bryant should be a nice complement to starting wide receiver Chad Ochocinco in the Bengals’ lineup next fall.

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