The Cincinnati Bengals entered the legal tampering period of free agency with a clear need to secure a pass-rusher on the interior of their defensive line. They had found two players last season in Larry Ogunjobi and B.J. Hill.
However, both were unrestricted free agents this offseason.
Cincinnati saw a hit to that operation when Ogunjobi took a sizeable deal to head to the Chicago Bears. That did make the decision to give Hill a three-year deal worth up to $30 million that much easier.
In his first season with Cincinnati, Hill had seven sacks and 38 pressures while playing 502 snaps compared to Ogunjobi's just over 700 snaps.