{"id":229032,"date":"2025-07-23T06:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/229032\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T06:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:48:10","slug":"db-says-goodbye-to-cincinnati-bengals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/229032\/","title":{"rendered":"DB says goodbye to Cincinnati, Bengals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bengals Beat Podcast: Bengals 2025 Schedule<\/p>\n

Bengals Beat Reporter Kelsey Conway discusses the upcoming 2025 Bengals schedule.<\/p>\n

Defensive back Mike Hilton<\/a>, who has played the past four seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, posted video of Cincinnati on his Instagram<\/a> story, with the caption, “It’s been real!”<\/p>\n

Hilton is considered one of the best remaining free agents at defensive back. He played in 64 games with 36 starts for Cincinnati since leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> for the Bengals after the 2020 season.<\/p>\n

Hilton’s six interceptions as a Bengal include one returned for a touchdown<\/a> against Pittsburgh in 2021.<\/p>\n

In 2024, Hilton was held as Broncos<\/a> quarterback Bo Nix scrambled, but no penalty was called<\/a> during the first quarter of Cincinnati’s\u00a0NFL Week 17 win<\/a> against Denver. Earlier in the season, Hilton\u00a0suffered a leg injury<\/a>\u00a0during the first quarter of the\u00a0NFL Week 4 win<\/a>\u00a0against Carolina.<\/p>\n

Hilton is entering his ninth NFL season. He played his first four seasons for the Steelers.<\/p>\n