The Cincinnati Bengals are signing former Buffalo Bills linebacker Preston Brown to a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN.
NewYorkUpstate.com first reported the signing.
Brown finished this past season with 144 tackles, tied with Green Bay Packers linebacker Blake Martinez and Cleveland Browns linebacker Joe Schobert for the most in the NFL.
Pro Football Focus rated Brown as the NFL's 42nd-best linebacker in 2017.
The Bengals didn't have much room left in their available salary cap projections after re-signing tight end Tyler Eifert and trading for Bills left tackle Cordy Glenn, but Brown fits the mold they've been targeting in free agent linebackers the last few years.