The first half of the year started out just fine. The Cincinnati Bengals traded up in the NFL draft for the fourth time in the team’s 50 year history to select the Houston defensive back in Round 6.
But almost immediately upon joining the team Wilson injured his knee and missed all of OTAs. He was then placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury list at the start of training camp, making it so he could not practice with the team. Following the Bengals’ third preseason game, Wilson was surprisingly removed from the NFI list, which ensured he couldn’t start the NFL season on an injury list and would either be on the roster or be cut days later.