Fant was due to have a $13.41 million cap charge in the final year of his two-year deal with the Seahawks, including $8.49 million in non-guaranteed salary. While the Seahawks opened up $8.91 million in cap room, Seattle also absorbed a dead cap hit of $4.5 million due to his prorated signing bonus.

Tight end Noah Fant, a 2019 first-round draft pick, is expected to sign with the Bengals on a one-year deal, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday. In six seasons in the league, Fant has started in 83 of his 95 appearances. Last year with the Seattle Seahawks, he had 48 catches for 500 yards and one touchdown.