It’s not outrageous to say that the Bengals have never invested more in a tight end than they have in C.J. Uzomah. By 2022, when he’s slated to enter free agency once more, Uzomah will have earned over $20 million from the Bengals as a multi-year starter. That’s about the same as Tyler Eifert made in his time in Cincinnati, but the organization never gave Eifert more than a one-year deal.
With Eifert out of the picture now, it’s now or never for Uzomah to captain the tight end position for the Bengals and live up to the sizable contract he signed last year.