The Cincinnati Bengals made three signings in free agency as training camp started — and one of them has an eye-popping highlight reel.
Said reel belongs to wideout Hakeem Butler, who has bounced around the NFL before going on to win offensive player of the year honors in other leagues such as the UFL.
For Bengals fans, some of the footage will look familiar, as Butler has a big frame and play style reminiscent of not only current players like Tee Higgins but other summer hype points of years past, such as Auden Tate.
Butler has a long climb to making the final roster at a stacked position on the depth chart. But if he can make these types of plays in practice and during preseason games, he won’t be a sleeper for long:
HAKEEM BUTLER
@410Keem with a BIG touchdown in the fourth quarter
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— United Football League (@TheUFL) May 4, 2024
BUTLER FOR 80-YARDS TO THE HOUSE
@10AJMcCarron
@410Keem pic.twitter.com/RKxdeKJ15X
— United Football League (@TheUFL) April 28, 2024
“I’m going to tell everyone in the NFL that I talk to, you need to be playing.”@XFLBrahmas‘ HC Wade Phillips shares a heartfelt moment with @410Keem pic.twitter.com/FpxBE7HULO
— United Football League (@TheUFL) June 10, 2024
“I think what I do with my combination of size and speed… I think I’m extremely dangerous.”@XFLBattlehawks Hakeem Butler (@410Keem) is leading the UFL in receiving yards and TDs. Good luck covering him
From a DM to @Anthony_Becht to one of the most dominant WRs in the league pic.twitter.com/lykQc6B6hM
— Corey Miller (@corey_miller5) May 3, 2024
BUTLER TD
@10AJMcCarron
— United Football League (@TheUFL) April 14, 2024
UFL’s Top 3 Fastest Ball Carriers: Week 5⃣
3. WR Hakeem Butler (@410Keem) 19.9 mph #ReelSpeed
: @espn
https://t.co/UFKB2eWAzC pic.twitter.com/NptOiD4fgf
— Reel Analytics (@RAanalytics) April 29, 2024
At #AZCardinals Wednesday practice, WR Hakeem Butler (@410Keem) with the slick one-handed grab in wakthroughs from … WR @LarryFitzgerald. #CardsCamp pic.twitter.com/PnEa6dYXAh
— Mason Kern Local4 (@MasonKernMedia) September 2, 2020