Bengals' Veteran Free Agent Signs with New Team
After a long free agency, veteran cornerback Mike Hilton officially finds a new team as he signs a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.
Hilton was a regular starter for two seasons in Cincy, predominately as a run-stopping nickel back. The eight-year veteran has spent the last four seasons in total with the Bengals, and after his $24 million contract expired, it was led to believe the team wanted to go in another direction this offseason.
The now 31-year-old started 23 of his 33 games played over the last two seasons. He had three interceptions and 157 tackles in that span.
Cincinnati's defense was not great last year, ranking 21st in pass defense with 223.5 yards allowed per game, but Hilton was often looked at as the team's most consistent cornerback game to game.
The Bengals will now turn to their youth with Cam Taylor-Britt, DJ Turner II and Dax Hill likely taking over the cornerback duties this season. Those three collectively have eight years of NFL experience, matching the total of the veteran Hilton.
The Dolphins continue retooling their secondary after trading All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick almost a month ago. As reported above, they also signed veteran corner Jack Jones of the Las Vegas Raiders before making things official with Hilton.
According to OverTheCap, Hilton had been the fourth-best cornerback free agent available behind unsigned veterans Kendall Fuller, Stephon Gilmore and Rasul Douglas.
Cincinnati will match up with Hilton this season as the Bengals and Dolphins face off in their Week 16 game in South Beach on Sunday Night Football.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
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