About a week after the Cincinnati Bengals lost their veteran starting safety Reggie Nelson, who signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Raiders, they brought back an old safety of theirs, agreeing to terms yesterday with Taylor Mays, who was actually with the Raiders last season.
Entering his seventh season, Mays was originally drafted by the 49ers, but was released after just one season, and the Bengals picked him up. He has since spent the majority of his career in Cincinnati, playing in the AFC North city from 2011 through 2014 before the Bengals allowed him to journey outward in free agency.