Welcome to the team, Jonah Williams!

[CJD]

The good news is that if Bobby Hart is cut after the 2019 season, he's only worth 2 million in dead money. So he basically signed a 1 year contract with an option. And then if we cut him after the 2020 season, it'd only be 1 million in dead money. So he basically signed three consecutive 1 year contracts.

The total was bad, but he's a fine price after 2019.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bobby-hart-16952/

I think they signed Hart because they didn't want to be FORCED to take a tackle in the first round. What if Taylor and Williams both went in the top 10? Do you really feel good about being forced to take Dillard and being forced to start him from day 1 even though he is not ready to do so? They paid a premium for the draft flexibility and insurance policy that Hart provides. I don't mind it. Especially since the idea of us going out and getting a legitimate free agent is always a laughable one to me. The Bengals don't really do that.