Dec 28, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle B.J. Hill (92) reacts after a play against the Denver Broncos in the first half at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed durable defensive tackle B.J. Hill to a three-year, $33 million deal and agreed to terms with nose tackle TJ Slaton.
Running back Samaje Perine, who spent last season with the Chiefs and played for the Broncos in 2023, also agreed to a two-year deal to return to Cincinnati.
Hill, who turns 30 next month, has only missed two of a possible 114 games since breaking into the league as a third-round pick of the New York Giants in 2018.
Hill has recorded 23.5 sacks, 66 quarterback hits, 341 tackles, 16 passes defensed, 4 fumble recoveries and a pair of interceptions while making 67 starts for the Giants (2018-20) and Bengals.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, he ranked ninth among all defensive tackles and nose tackles last season in run stop win rate at 37 percent.
The Bengals acquired Hill in an August 2021 trade that sent former first-round offensive lineman Billy Price to the Giants.
Slaton is a gap-clogger at 6-foot-5, 330, and started every game each of the past two seasons for the Packers. He’ll rejoin his former position coach, Jerry Montgomery, in Cincinnati. Montgomery coached Slaton from 2021-23 and is now D-line coach for the Bengals.
Perine, 29, played for the Bengals from 2020-22 and will be a backup to Chase Brown in 2025. Perine amassed 92 rushing yards and 322 receiving yards with the Chiefs last season.
–Field Level Media
