Bengals get new punter

Published 1:15 am Thursday, January 2, 2014

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals have changed punters for the playoffs, waiving Shawn Powell after only two games and signing Zoltan Mesko.

Powell was signed after Kevin Huber suffered a season-ending broken jaw during a 30-20 loss in Pittsburgh on Dec. 15. Powell shanked a 10-yard punt during a 34-17 win over Baltimore on Sunday.

Mesko was New England’s fifth-round pick in 2010. The Patriots released him on Aug. 31, and he punted in seven games for Pittsburgh before he was waived on Oct. 29.

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The Bengals also signed tight end Kevin Brock on Tuesday, giving them a replacement for Alex Smith, who is out for the playoffs with a dislocated wrist. Brock played two games for Buffalo in 2011 and four games for Kansas City this season.