The Cincinnati Bengals had two big free agents to make crucial decisions on. Would they keep both top free agents in safety George Iloka and wide receiver Marvin Jones or would they focus their efforts on just one guy?
As it turns out, Jones made the decision easy for the Bengals when he elected to join the Detroit Lions. Now all the Bengals needed to do was focus their efforts on young safety George Iloka and they did just that, signing him to a five-year deal.
Following from Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
For #Bengals and S George Iloka, it's a done deal. 5 years, $30M with $18M over the first 3 years. Cincy players often play them all out.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 9, 2016
Iloka stands at 6-foot-4 and he’ll be 26-years-old going into the 2016 campaign, so he’ll be signed right into his prime. Last season the Boise State product played in 12 games and recorded only 35 tackles, four passes deflected and one interception, all the lowest numbers since his rookie year. Hopefully for the Bengals, with a new contract, the safety can put up some more numbers like he had in 2014.
