Bengals re-sign DT B.J. Hill to three-year, $30M deal

The Bengals are re-signing defensive tackle B.J. Hill (Twitter link via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com). Once finalized, it’ll be a three-year, $30M pact with $15M paid in the first year.

Hill was shipped from the Giants to the Bengals last August in exchange for offensive lineman Billy Price. Price went on to give the Giants 16 games and 15 starts – the most first-string appearances he’s ever had.

Hill, meanwhile, shined in the Bengals’ interior rotation, notching 5.5 sacks and 50 stops across 16 games, even though he only started twice. Playing behind D.J. Reader and Larry Ogunjobi, he showed promise as a run-stuffer who can also get to the quarterback on passing downs. Now, he’s got a contract to match, one that puts him closer to that of Reader, who inked a four-year, $53M contract with Cincy.

Ogunjobi, meanwhile, has left the AFC North for the NFC North. On Monday, the defensive tackle agreed to a three-year, $40.5M deal with the Bears.