Bengals Place TE Tanner Hudson On IR

Hudson suffered a torn pectoral muscle and is expected to miss the rest of the year.

Hudson, 31, signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent out of Arkansas in 2018. He spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad. 

Tampa Bay re-signed Hudson as an exclusive rights free agent following the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He was waived coming out of the 2021 preseason, however.

From there, the 49ers claimed Hudson where he spent time between the team’s active roster and practice squad. San Francisco wound up signing him to a future contract but released him and he later caught on with the Giants for the 2022 season.

Hudson signed with Cincinnati’s practice squad at the end of the 2022 season and re-signed to a futures deal. He spent the 2023 season on the practice squad but was signed to the active roster in November and re-signed on a one-year deal for 2024, 2025 and 2026.

In 2026, Hudson appeared in four games for the Bengals and caught seven passes for 33 yards and a touchdown.