Safety Ricardo Allen brings leadership and versatility to the Bengals secondary
It will be recalled that Crocker, a former Falcons safety, arrived in an emerging Bengals defense all those years ago at the behest of a defensive coordinator named Mike Zimmer whom respected his game from their time together and ended up watching him revive his career while providing leadership for his teammates in a secondary he could line up anywhere.
Cincinnati Bengals' NFL free-agent signings 2021: Joe Burrow gets veteran protection
NFL free agency is off and running, and we're keeping track of every major signing, trade and release of the 2021 offseason, with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters and grades from our experts.