{"id":389236,"date":"2025-09-23T00:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/389236\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T00:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:07:10","slug":"former-bengals-free-agent-mike-hilton-follows-lou-anarumo-to-colts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/389236\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bengals free agent Mike Hilton follows Lou Anarumo to Colts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/test-post-221407100.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cincinnati Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0cornerback Mike Hilton has finally done the predictable by joining Lou Anarumo on the Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n<p>Those 3-0 Colts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46346781\/source-colts-sign-cb-mike-hilton-kenny-moore-ii-injured\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:agreed to sign Hilton on Monday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">agreed to sign Hilton on Monday<\/a>, reuniting the former <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cincinnati-bengals\/327\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bengals<\/a> defensive back with Anarumo at a time his defense is surging in ways that will look familiar to Bengals fans.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bengals-joe-burrow-injury-timeline-093052300.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals&#039; Joe Burrow injury timeline gets multiple new reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals&#8217; Joe Burrow injury timeline gets multiple new reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a popular theory amongst fans that the Bengals might re-up with Hilton since he was so readily available.<\/p>\n<p>But those Bengals remain adamant on a youth movement under Al Golden, opting to go with Dax Hill in the slot and Cam Taylor-Britt and others on the boundary.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s early, but the Bengals have enjoyed mixed results as Golden gets the young guys on the field for trial-by-fire reps. That\u2019s probably the shrewd move in the long run, though Anarumo going for veteran guys to round out what looks like an elite defense certainly makes sense, too.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bengals-great-wants-see-joe-201432012.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals great wants to see Joe Burrow pull Matthew Stafford for safety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals great wants to see Joe Burrow pull Matthew Stafford for safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2025\/09\/22\/bengals-free-agent-mike-hilton-follows-lou-anarumo-colts\/86301553007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Bengals free agent Mike Hilton follows Lou Anarumo to Colts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Former Bengals free agent Mike Hilton follows Lou Anarumo to Colts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0cornerback Mike Hilton has finally done the predictable by joining Lou Anarumo on the Indianapolis Colts. 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