A pair of former Washington Huskies football players made different openings to the 2026 NFL preseason on Thursday.

He's not the most productive receiver, but Drew Sample is firmly the Cincinnati Bengals' No. 1 TE on the roster. He's been in Zac Taylor's offense longer than anyone, and that isn't changing this year.

The forgotten position group of the Cincinnati Bengals' prolific offense has the club's longest tenured player, and arguably the X-factor of this year's unit.