The Cincinnati Bengals are getting whole just in time for the season opener.
Dax Hill, who has been held out of practice since early August with a hamstring injury, was finally back running with his teammates, as seen in the video below from the official Cincinnati Bengals Twitter account.
Hill will likely jump back into his starting
role in what is a contract year for the fifth-year veteran out of Michigan. He was always considered an elite athlete, but it took him some time to find his role in the NFL.
Last year was the turning point for Hill. He finished with a grade of 64.9 from Pro Football Focus, and he was elite after the bye week.
As Marcus Whitman notes in the tweet below, after moving to corner in Week 11, Hill allowed just 15 receptions on 30 targets and 22.6 yards per game. He had six pass breakups while allowing zero touchdowns. Hill was PFF’s 10th-best corner in that stretch.
Here’s to hoping Hill will get to join an emerging defense that has a new centerpiece in Dexter Lawrence. The veteran who came over from the New York Giants is looking to turn around a historically bad defense, but if he can disrupt 0-lines the way fans expect, Hill could have his best year yet.
