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Former Pitt All-American Re-Signs With Bengals

Former Pitt Panthers long-snapper Cal Adomitis has officially re-signed with the Bengals.

Stephen Thompson

Nov 20, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cincinnati Bengals long snapper Cal Adomitis (48)
Nov 20, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cincinnati Bengals long snapper Cal Adomitis (48) / Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers long snapper Cal Adomitis is officially back with the Cincinnati Bengals after the team staked their claim on him earlier this offseason.

Adomitis, a former stalwart and starring long-snapper for the Panthers for multiple seasons, has agreed to terms on a new contract with the Bengals, who tendered him as an exclusive rights free agent back in February. He was not allowed to negotiate with other teams under those terms and is now back with Cincinnati on an official basis, according to a report from NBC Sports' Josh Alper.

Adomitis put together a decorated career at Pitt that included a first-team All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association in 2021 and distinction as the Patrick Mannelly Award winner for best senior long snapper at the FBS level that same year. He played in and started each of his 64 career games dating back to 2017.

He signed with the Bengals as an undrafted free agent and had spent Week 1 on the practice squad. When his team lost their starting long snapper to injury, and lost a game partly because they used a backup tight end as their emergency long snapper, Adomitis was elevated to the active roster and a starting role, a job he's held ever since. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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