Bengals to re-sign RB Trayveon Williams in free agency

The Cincinnati Bengals got started on rebuilding the running back room on Wednesday with a report that the team will bring back Trayveon Williams.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the news.

The news comes on the heels of the Bengals losing Samaje Perine to the Denver Broncos on the open market.

Williams, 25, was a sixth-round pick by the Bengals in 2019 and has been a core depth piece and presence on special teams. He appeared in eight games last year.

For now, that means Williams and 2021 sixth-rounder Chris Evans are the big names on the depth chart behind starter Joe Mixon. If the Bengals don’t add a back in free agency or the draft, he’s in line for a bigger role. Ditto if the team, as expected, moves on from Mixon.