The Cincinnati Bengals did some heavy lifting this offseason in reshaping the defense. They traded for Dexter Lawrence, signed Boye Mafe, Bryan Cook, Jonathan Allen, and added a handful of talented rookies in the NFL Draft.
They did sign free agent corner Ja’Sir Taylor, but it seems they have opted for Dax Hill and DJ Turner to continue as the team’s outside corners, and both are entering contract years, Hill playing on his fifth-year option.
However, that could soon be changing if you place a lot of importance on the Instagram post by Hill’s agent, Andre Odom, who wrote, “CB1 Calculated.” Turner then shared the post to his own story.
If you want to be optimistic, and with the way this offseason has gone, there’s no reason not to be optimistic, you could take this as “the Bengals and Turner have agreed to terms on an extension, and all there is left to do is cross the T’s and dot the I’s.”
If that’s the case, then the Bengals have locked up their top young corner down for multiple seasons. The only corners currently on the roster after the 2026 season are Tacario Davis, Josh Newton, and Ceyair Wright, so locking down either Hill or Turner before they even have a chance to sniff free agency is important.
Hopefully, we’ll get official news soon, which will give us something to celebrate/talk about over the summer.
While the Bengals work to extend Turner, they’ll also look to work out new deals for fellow cornerback Dax Hill and running back Chase Brown.
If it comes down to it, would you choose Hill or Brown to receive a contract extension?
66% of Bengals Reacts voters said they’d side with Hill, while 34% went with Brown.