While the Cincinnati Bengals lost starting safety Reggie Nelson during free agency, they were able to re-sign George Iloka, and they extended Shawn Williams, who will enter the starting lineup full-time in place of Nelson. But in order to replenish their depth, the Bengals went out and re-signed Taylor Mays, even knowing that he was facing a suspension due to a violation of the substance abuse policy.
Cincinnati recently released him, however, after it was revealed that he will be subject to an additional suspension that would make him unavailable for the first half of the 2016 season after yet another violation of the substance abuse policy was levied against him.