Report: Elijah Holyfield, Son of Boxing Great Evander, Signs Bengals Contract

The Cincinnati Bengals will reportedly sign running back Elijah Holyfield to their practice squad, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

The Georgia product is the son of former boxing heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.

Holyfield spent the preseason with the Philadelphia Eagles but was waived before the start of the year. He also visited the Baltimore Ravens amid their injuries in the backfield, although the team decided to sign veterans Le'Veon Bell and Devonta Freeman.

A 4-star recruit out of high school, per 247 Sports, Holyfield spent much of his college career in a loaded backfield at Georgia. In 2017, he finished fourth on the team in rushing behind Nick Chubb, Sony Michel and D'Andre Swift.

The running back got a bigger chance in 2018, splitting time with Swift while finishing with 1,018 rushing yards and seven touchdowns and averaging 6.4 yards per attempt.

Holyfield went undrafted, although he showed some potential in the 2021 preseason while averaging 4.6 yards per carry.

Cincinnati will hope he can add some depth at running back behind Joe Mixon, Samaje Perine and rookie sixth-round pick Chris Evans.