Mike Hilton, one of the new Bengals to be introduced Friday morning via Zoom when they visit Paul Brown Stadium to sign their deals, has already been here and had a front-row seat back on a Monday night in December when his new strong safety made a hit they hope sets the tone for the coming years.
Indeed, Hilton, the feisty former Steelers slot cornerback, has already exchanged a few texts with Vonn Bell, the Play of the Year instigator. It was Bell's hit on Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in the Bengals' 27-17 victory over Pittsburgh that caused a fumble, an uproar, and helped the Bengals' case as they courted Hilton.
"Over the last couple of years I really liked his style. His kind of play and my kind of play goes hand in hand," Hilton says of the take-no-prisoners approach. "And Jessie Bates is one of the best free safeties in the game.
"I feel like having those guys over the top of me and just signing (Chidobe) Awuzie and getting Trae Waynes on the outside, I feel like this secondary is really beginning to come together," Hilton says, referencing his fellow cornerbacks. "We're young guys. Once we get on that same wave length, I feel like we can be dangerous."
They will certainly be different. All three starting cornerbacks are slated to make their first Bengals start on Opening Day. The only defensive starter left from just 32 games ago, the 2018 finale, is Bates.
The Bengals are looking to add some offensive free agents, too. Vikings left tackle Riley Reiff spent Thursday visiting the team and while they have an offer out to Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay, they've got company with the Giants and Bears.
Bell, one of six starters inked in the last two free agencies, has been watching Hilton, too. He's hard to miss even though he's just 5-9, 185 pounds. But he plays with 6-5 passion. In four seasons Hilton not only has seven interceptions, but the Steelers let him loose on the blitz and he's got 9.5 career sacks along with a perennial top eight ranking in Pro Football Focus' chart for cornerback pressures.
"When we get this thing moving the way it should, it's making those impact plays that get the team going," Bell says. "It's going to be an avalanche. It will be a free fall the right way.
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