Camp Report: Hilton Blitzes Bengals Slot; Moss Posts Up; Two-Minute Proves Timely - Bengals.com

PLAYER OF THE DAY: SCB Mike Hilton.

The secondary chart that Hilton brought over from the Steelers has received more ink the man himself. The defensive backs not only track practice transgressions with small fines, but interceptions so the winner can get a pot after training camp.

Hilton doesn't have any picks this camp, but he'd be rolling in it if they kept track of sacks. On Wednesday he rang up what he believes is his third sack of the summer on a play he guaranteed would have been a sack-strip of Burrow. And his second sack in as many days.

"The other DBs don't blitz as much as me," Hilton said of a sack chart. "It would be unfair."

That's why they pilfered from Pittsburgh the NFL's most prolific sacking safety since Hilton blitzed into the league undrafted in 2017. The Bengals, last in sacks in 2020 with the third fewest turnovers since 2018, according to Pro Football Reference, are looking to put the heat on.

As it seems like it has been doing every other day, the defensive sideline buzzed after the play with, "Sack-strip Mike. Sack-strip."

"They know those kind of plays are game changers," Hilton said. "I feel this defense was missing a guy that can really spark them and make that kind of play … I definitely want to bring that energy to the defense. They can count on me going hard every play. That's been my mentality since I stepped into the league."

Hilton found himself playing chess with Burrow early in Wednesday's team drills. Burrow came out in an empty set and while Hilton admits that alignment makes it easier to blitz, "He's going to get the ball out quickly. You try to time it up. Try to beat him to the jump."

Not only did Hilton win this one, he got in so quickly he brushed Burrow as the play was whistled dead, a lot closer than he came Tuesday.

"You have to stay away from Nine," Hilton said. "I stayed away from him yesterday. Today I was close. I guess my angle. I had a free run at him.

"But he also wants to get used to the pressure feel. It's being smart, about protecting your teammates, especially the quarterback. Do your assignment and let him feel the pressure."

Here's why Hilton thinks it would have been a sack-strip:

"I could tell he felt me on the back side. On the ball search, he had it right here and I was coming over the top. That's the thing I would have focused on. We want to have more turnovers."

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