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‘Great with the football in his hands’: What to expect from Bengals' new tight end Irv Smith

PHOENIX –Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor hinted the team had something coming at tight end when he spoke at the NFL’s annual league meetings on Monday morning.

As it turns out, the move he was foreshadowing was the Bengals signing Irv Smith to a one-year deal, first reported by NFL Network's Peter Schrager.

We've got plans,” Taylor said on day the team landed Smith late into the night. “We talk about it every day. I feel good about where it's going to end up.”

Smith, 24, just completed his third season with the Minnesota Vikings.