The Bengals re-signed TE Daniel Coats on Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed.
Coats played in all 16 regular-season games for Cincinnati in 2009, making 11 starts. Primarily a blocker, he caught 16 passes for 150 yards and no touchdowns.
Coats, 25, is entering his fourth NFL season. He is likely to compete for playing time in two-TE sets in 2010.
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