Is Jermaine Gresham Worth the Bengals’ Money This Offseason?

February 3, 2015   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Jermaine Gresham is just one of the team's 17 free agents this offseason. In Cincinnati since 2010, Gresham has been the Bengals' starting tight end since the beginning of his NFL career.
His contributions in 2014 were even more necessary, with fellow tight end Tyler Eifert suffering an elbow injury in Week 1 from which he did not return and wide receiver Marvin Jones suffering a season-ending ankle injury in the preseason.
Still, none of this guarantees that the Bengals re-sign Gresham this offseason. 
Gresham is a better blocker than a receiver, though not by much. He ranked 37th out of 67 tight ends evaluated by Pro Football Focus for the 2014 season, with a positive grade in pass protection but little else. He was their second-best tight end in pass protection, in fact, allowing just one total pressure—a hurry—in his 100 pass-blocking snaps.
However, even with a thin receiving corps in Cincinnati, his targets, recept...

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