Bengals terminate WR Chatman

Sep 7, 2007, 17:10 GMT

Cincinnati, OH - The Cincinnati Bengals have terminated the contract of wide receiver Antonio Chatman, who was in his second season with the club.

Chatman missed the entire preseason with a hamstring injury and last year played in just three games because of a groin problem. He missed the first three weeks of the 2006 campaign, then caught three passes for 22 yards in three games before aggravating the groin injury. The team placed him on injured reserve in late October.

The 28-year-old University of Cincinnati product spent his first three NFL seasons in Green Bay. He made a name for himself as a kick returner before breaking into the lineup as a receiver in 2004.

In 51 NFL games, Chatman has 74 catches for 817 yards with five touchdowns. He has also averaged 22.2 yards on kickoff returns and 8.1 yards on punt returns, taking one punt back for a score with the Packers in 2005.

The Bengals also signed rookie center Dan Santucci to the active roster. Santucci was Cincinnati's seventh-round draft choice in 2007 and was among the team's final cuts last weekend. He was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts earlier this week.

Cincinnati also made a couple of practice squad moves, signing wide receiver Jesse Holley and placing tight end Tim Day on the practice squad injured list with a hamstring problem.

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