The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed wide receiver and return specialist Brandon Tate on Wednesday.

Tate’s contract expired on March 10, making him an unrestricted free agent.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Tate is a seventh-year NFL player for 2015. He has not missed a regular-season or postseason game in the last five season, including four with the Bengals.

Tate had 17 receptions for 193 yards and one touchdown last season. He also rushed three times for 21 yards, averaged 9.7 yards on 18 punt returns and averaged 22.1 yards on 18 kickoff returns.

In the fourth quarter of last season’s playoff-clinching win over Denver, Tate had a 49-yard punt return, setting up a 23-yard field goal to give the Bengals a lead they would not relinquish.

Tate ranks third all-time on the Bengals in both total kickoff returns (127) and punt returns (126), and he could take over the all-time lead in both categories in 2015 with 20 kickoff returns and 15 punt returns.

“Brandon has been a big contributor to the success of our team in qualifying for the playoffs the past four seasons,” Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said in a statement. “We are happy he has decided to remain a Bengal.”