Who Should I Start? Noah Fant or Tommy Tremble

Saturday, August 16, 11:27 AM

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Noah Fant will play in Monday's second preseason game against the Washington Commanders, head coach Zac Taylor told the media. It'll be Fant's preseason debut and first in-game action with the Bengals, who picked him up in free agency on July 31. The 27-year-old is a proven veteran who has amassed 288 catches and 15 touchdowns over six seasons between Denver and Seattle, but he figures to serve as Cincinnati's No. 2 tight end. Starter Mike Gesicki (hamstring) has been dealing with a hamstring injury and won't play Monday, though that injury is unlikely to keep him out of regular-season action. If it does, Fant's a good fallback option to have.

Tuesday, August 19, 12:51 PM

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales said that tight end Tommy Tremble (back) is on track to play in the Week 1 regular-season opener on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Tremble is recovering from back surgery that he had in May and is on track to get back on the field soon, but he will not play in the team's preseason finale on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 25-year-old remains on the Physically Unable to Perform list but should come off of it and be available in Week 1. When fully healthy, Tremble should be on the field often for Carolina, although he doesn't have much fantasy appeal as a blocking-first TE. Ja'Tavion Sanders is most likely to see most of the aerial targets in the Panthers offense from quarterback Bryce Young. Tremble had a career-high 234 receiving yards last year and has never scored more than three TDs in a single season.