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Bengals re-sign P Kevin Huber
Cincinnati Bengals punter Kevin Huber. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Kevin Huber will be back in Cincinnati next season. The Bengals announced that they have re-signed the veteran punter, inking a new one-year deal.

Huber has been with the Bengals since being selected in the fifth round of the 2009 draft. He spent his entire 13-year career in Cincinnati, garnering a single Pro Bowl appearance. Huber is the franchise’s career leader in every major punting category and tied Ken Riley for the most regular-season appearances in Bengals history last season. The punter will now have an opportunity to set that record in 2022.

While Huber’s yards-per-punt average took a minor step back in 2021, the 46.4 average yards was still better than his career mark. The 36-year-old was also busy in the postseason, compiling 16 punts in four games.

“I feel like I’m kicking the ball better than I have in years past as far as strength-wise so I’m not worried about my strength and my endurance for the season,” Huber said last year via Taylor Weiter of WCPO.com. “It’s just tweaking some mechanics I think is what I’m going to focus on this offseason and I think I’ve got plenty of leg to last for several more years.”

This article first appeared on Pro Football Rumors and was syndicated with permission.

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