sad news;  Andrei Iosivas announce his departure from  Cincinnati Bengals……

The Cincinnati Bengals figure to use a committee to help replace the production left by Tyler Boyd’s departure in free agency.

But Andrei Iosivas is by far the biggest part of that approach.

Iosivas quickly distanced himself from the other options in training camp this year, has the stamp of approval from quarterback Joe Burrow and has shown he can play inside or out.

That rise has been enough to make him one of a handful of players tagged by Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski as backups about to break out across the league:

Last year, Andrei Iosivas was a developmental sixth-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals. Fast forward to 2024 and Iosivas could be a big part of the Bengals’ feared passing attack.

Names like Charlie Jones and potentially even Burton will help replace some of those snaps, though in Burton’s case, things have been a little weird lately.

New tight end Mike Gesicki is a force from the slot too, so he’ll get some work there.

But Iosivas indeed has the best chance to be a breakout performer, especially while defenses worry about Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

It almost sounds a little too good to be true, given that Iosivas was a late-round pick and something of a project. But he’s in the perfect offense to really break out and the fact he’s already doing so in camp speaks to the hard work he’s put in to get to this point.