It’s recruiting season for the Cincinnati Bengals on the heels of a Super Bowl appearance.
Case in point, cornerback Mike Hilton, who appeared to throw out a line to Houston Texans offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil on Monday, tweeting “we need to talk” at Tunsil, who had tweeted “Is there more?”
This might normally seem like a stretch, but earlier Monday morning, speculation about a Tunsil trade made the rounds on Twitter.
Players recruiting or lobbying publicly isn’t a new thing for this new crop of Bengals. Hilton and Logan Wilson campaigned for a Jessie Bates extension the day before this. A year ago, Tyler Boyd was trying to recruit J.J. Watt and Sam Hubbard is the one who recruited Vonn Bell.
Tunsil, 27, was the 13th pick in 2016 by Miami and was traded to Houston after three seasons, where he’s spent the last three seasons. He’s got one season left on his current deal, so if the Bengals traded for him, they’d be on the hook for roughly $18 million. He would, on paper, likely line up at left tackle, letting Jonah Williams kick elsewhere to provide an upgrade at another spot.
My dawg 👀 we need to talk! https://t.co/KSO2sWOAlY
— Mike Hilton (@MikeHilton_28) February 21, 2022
🤣 bet!
— Laremy Tunsil (@KingTunsil78) February 21, 2022
