The Cincinnati Bengals announced Monday that they have officially signed Sheldon Rankins to a two-year deal. The deal was previously reported to be worth $26 million.
At 6-foot-2 and 305 pounds, Rankins is a ninth-year player out of Louisville who was a first-round NFL Draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2016. He spent five seasons (2016-20) with the Saints, two (2021-22) with the New York Jets, and then spent the 2023 season with the Houston Texans.
Rankins has played in 109 regular-season games (66 starts) and has amassed 228 tackles, 29.