The Bengals have acquired WR Chris Brown on waivers from Dallas. Brown (6-1, 191; Notre Dame) is a second-year NFL player. He entered the NFL in May of 2016 as a college free agent with Dallas and spent the regular season on the Reserve/Injured list, due to a foot injury suffered in preseason. He played in Dallas’ first preseason game, with three catches for 19 yards.
He played four seasons at Notre Dame, with 32 starts among his 52 games played, totaling 104 receptions for 1410 yards and six touchdowns. He had 48 receptions for 597 yards and four TDs while starting 11 games as a Fighting Irish senior in 2015.