According to Jeremy Fowler, the Bengals will exercise the fifth-year option for CB Daxton Hill before the deadline at the end of this week.
The option is projected to be worth $12.682 million fully guaranteed for the 2026 season, per Over The Cap.
Cincinnati had seemed like it was leaning in this direction after Hill had a good stretch of play last year at outside cornerback before unfortunately tearing his ACL.
Hill, 24, was a three-year starter at Michigan and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2021. The Bengals used the No. 31 overall pick on him in the 2022 draft.
He signed a four-year, $11,667,014 contract that includes a $5,665,101 signing bonus. Cincinnati exercised his fifth-year option for the 2026 season, worth $12.682 million guaranteed.
In 2024, Hill appeared in five games for the Bengals and recorded 24 tackles and one sack in four starts.
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