Brad Robbins did not have a long tenure as the Bengals’ punter, but he has landed a new opportunity. A deal is in place with the Bills, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. 
Robbins was drafted in 2023, and during his rookie season he played all 17 games for Cincinnati. The sixth-rounder averaged 44.3 gross yards per punt, along with an average of only 40.1 net yards per attempt. The Bengals brought in Ryan Rehkow as competition last offseason, and he won the job.
In spite of that development, Robbins was retained through roster cutdowns and activated from injured reserve in September this season. The move could have set the stage for an in-season contest for punting duties, but instead he was waived one day later. Rehkow continued as the Bengals’ punter through the rest of his rookie campaign, and he will be expected to do so again in 2025.
The Bills used Sam Martin as their punter from 2022-24, and he missed only one game during that span. Martin took a deal with the Panthers in free agency, however, leaving Buffalo in the market for a replacement. The team already had Jake Camarda attached to a futures deal prior to today’s move.
He and Robbins, 26, will now be set up for an offseason competition in Buffalo. Both punters will look to secure a gig for the 2025 campaign, but teams often only carry one option on their active roster during the season. As a result, the runner-up of the upcoming contest could very well be on the move again this summer.
Joe B’s favorite offseason rooting interest – PUNTAPALOOZA!
Good luck with him Buffalo crazy how he flopped so hard after being good at U of M on the bright side as a bengals fan I’ll never take a good punter for granted from now on
Never should have let Araiza go. Innocent until proven guilty, not other way around.