Last season, the Cincinnati Bengals handed the keys of the safety room over to Dax Hill and Nick Scott, who were replacing Jessie Bates III and Vonn Bell, both of whom left in free agency.
It didn’t take long for the plan to backfire.
Dax seemed overwhelmed, and Scott just didn’t play well.
In stepped rookie third-round pick Jordan Battle, who took over for Scott and ended up being the best coverage defensive back on the team, per PFF.
There were rumblings at the NFL Combine that the Bengals would be looking into safety, and on the first day of legal tampering, they did exactly that by reportedly coming to a contract agreement with Ravens safety Geno Stone on a two-year deal.