Release from the Bengals: The Bengals today signed fullback Fui Vakapuna of Brigham Young, one of the team’s seventh-round draft selections in the 2009 draft.
Vakapuna (6-0, 260; pronounced “FOO-ee vah-kuh-POO-nuh”), the first of the Bengals’ three seventh-round picks, played four seasons at BYU (2003 and ’06-08), with a redshirt year in ’02. He helped lead BYU to a 32-7 record over his final three campaigns. He played in 42 total games for the Cougars, totaling 1181 rushing yards and 14 TDs on 249 carries (4.7-yard average). He also caught 28 passes for another 189 yards and four TDs.
Vakapuna is the fifth of Cincinnati’s 11 draft picks to sign. The previous four include CB Morgan Trent of Michigan (sixth round), HB Bernard Scott of Abilene Christian (sixth round), DT Clinton McDonald of Memphis (seventh round) and WR Freddie Brown of Utah (seventh round).
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