Cincinnati Bengals wideout Andrei Iosvias is hard at work making sure Year 3 is a continued ascent.
After breaking onto the scene as a sixth-round pick in 2023 and registering 479 yards and six scores last season, Iosvias wants to do more than just retain his role in Joe Burrow’s offense.
Iosvias wants to keep ascending while his team wins games.
According to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com, one aspect of Iosvias tackling this goal is packing on roughly 15 pounds of muscle, which he says hasn’t impacted his speed.
“I think it’s helping me,” Iosivas said told Hobson. “I’m stronger out of my breaks. Quicker. I can put more power into the ground so I can push off faster. People’s bodies are built differently. When I put on the weight, it was beneficial to me. Not detrimental. I’m still fast. If I’m the same speed, but heavier, who cares? Run through some tackles.”
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There’s a big competition for reps behind Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins in the passing attack. Tight end Mike Gesicki is back and essentially a big slot receiver in the offense. He had 65 catches to Iosvias’ 36 last year.
And if the positive spin around Jermaine Burton’s name is to be believed, the sophomore could make some noise for targets, too.
Either way, that same push that made Iosvias a late-round success story in an offense already stacked with star receivers hasn’t left Iosvias this offseason, clearly.
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