The offense hasn’t looked very good so far, but their rookie free agent punter has shown he has a leg.
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals offense haven’t been able to get things moving on offense yet in their Week 1 game against the New England Patriots.
They’ve had two drives and zero first downs. It’s early, and things hopefully will get better, but so far there hasn’t been a lot to be excited about when the Bengals have the ball.
Luckily for them, Ryan Rehkow showed up to play.
On the second kick of his career, he boomed a punt 80 yards, etching himself into the team’s record books.
The rook made the HISTORY BOOKS!!
Ryan Rehkow with an 80-YD PUNT, making it the longest punt in Bengals history @r_rehkow24 | : #NEvsCIN on CBS/@paramountplus pic.twitter.com/j0LtgME8Wu
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) September 8, 2024
Rehkow, a rookie undrafted free agent out of BYU, won the punting battle this offseason largely thanks to an injury to second-year punter Brad Robbins that landed him on IR. Punting has also been a struggle for the Bengals over the last couple of years, as they haven’t found a consistent punter since Kevin Huber retired in 2022.
Hopefully, this is a sign of what we could expect from Rehkow moving forward. If he can combine some touch with his obvious power, he could be a huge asset for the Bengals.
