Geno Stone agrees to pay cut with Bengals
Bengals safety Geno Stone will remain with Cincinnati in 2025 on a reduced contract.
Per Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com, Stone has accepted a pay cut for the coming year.
Initially slated to make $6.475 million in 2025, Stone has agreed to a $4.9 million deal with $1.5 million guaranteed.
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Stone, 26, signed with Cincinnati last offseason on a two-year deal as a free agent. He started all 17 games for the club, recording six passes defensed with four interceptions.
A seventh-round pick in 2020, Stone played his first four seasons with the Ravens. He has 12 career picks in 68 games.
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