The Bengals see a lot of positives in wide receiver Marcus Maxwell.  That's why they signed him to their eight-man practice squad on Thursday.  To make room, the club released rookie wideout Jesse Holley. 

Maxwell, a 6-foot-4, 205 pounder from the University of Oregon, is designated a second-year NFL player. He entered the league in 2005 as a seventh-round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers, playing  in four games as a rookie with no offensive statistics.  He was waived in San Francisco's 2006 final cuts and was signed to the 49ers' practice squad. Maxwell was with the 49ers in the 2007 preseason, making one catch for 11 yards, and was waived on Aug. 28.  Holley signed with the Bengals on May 2 as a non-drafted college free agent from the University of North Carolina. He was waived on Sept. 1, and had been on the practice squad since Sept. 7.

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