Bengals made an offer to Xavien Howard that was declined; Leonard Fournette won’t be signed either

The two veterans won’t be joining the Bengals.

The Cincinnati Bengals made headlines on Monday when they brought in veterans Leonard Fournette and Xavien Howard for workouts.

However, it doesn’t appear those will lead to anything.

Not long after word broke of Fournette visiting, FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz reported that the Bengals were signing running back Gary Brightwell to the practice squad.

That will be the only move Cincinnati makes in the backfield for the time being, as Schultz later reported that Fournette will not be signed.

This is probably the right move to make after the Bengals traded a seventh-round NFL Draft pick to the Chicago Bears for Khalil Herbert last week. It’s better to let the 26-year-old back show what he can do vs. signing a more expensive guy like Fournette, who may not have much, if anything, left in the tank at this point.

In addition, Mike Garafolo says the Bengals won’t be signing Howard, though they did make him a contract offer that was declined. The team is clearly desperate for cornerback help, being that it’s arguably the weakest position on the roster, so it’s no surprise to see they made an offer to Howard.

On to the next one.

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