A total youth movement is in fact not coming to the defensive tackle group if Hill's deal is in fact the only major signing they make there. You do need experience and leadership, which is why Hill is back on a relatively smaller deal compared to what the salary cap looked like back in 2022.

The Cincinnati Bengals have re-upped with defensive lineman B.J. Hill. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, it's a three-year deal worth $33 million. Hill was one of the free agents the Bengals desperately needed to get back due to the sheer lack of names on the depth chart after the release of Sheldon Rankins.