Former South Carolina TE Hayden Hurst appreciative of Bengals, looks to make most of opportunity

Former South Carolina TE Hayden Hurst could not be happier to be a Cincinnati Bengal.

After spending his first 2 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and the past 2 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Hurst feels he has found a home in Cincinnati, where he signed back in March.

With the Bengals, Hurst has already started 7 games, recording 29 catches for 226 yards and 2 touchdowns. His first-half 2022 numbers are already better than his 13-game 2021 season, which included 5 starts, and 26 catches for 221 yards.

In the Bengals’ 35-17 win over the Falcons, Hurst had 6 catches for 48 yards. After the game, he told reporters he appreciates and plans to keep giving it his all for head coach Zac Taylor and the team.

Bengals TE Hayden Hurst: “This is all I’ve ever wanted in the NFL — an opportunity, a chance. And Zac is giving it to me. It’s incredible. This is all I’ve ever asked for, and I’m going to keep going 100 miles per hour, keep playing how I’m playing and just enjoy it.”

— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) October 23, 2022

Andrew Olson

Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.