The Cincinnati Bengals secondary had a ton of trouble stopping the big plays in 2023, which was almost expected, considering they had lost both of their starting safeties in the same offseason.
Dax Hill and Nick Scott started the season, and Hill and third-round rookie safety Jordan Battle, who had the highest coverage grade on the Bengals defense, finished it.
The Bengals made it clear they were thinking about the safety position at the NFL Combine, so when they signed Geno Stone to a two-year deal on the first day of legal tampering, it didn’t come as much of a surprise to some.