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Free agent cornerback Mike Hilton is coming off a productive – and most importantly, reliable – four-year, $24 million with the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/div>\n
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In the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys’ 7-10 season a year ago, injuries were insurmountable on the defense. While most ailing position groups were addressed with reinforcements this offseason, one unit is still left uncertain.<\/p>\n

The secondary saw injuries and missed time to DaRon Bland, Trevon Diggs, Caelen Carson, Markquese Bell, Josh Butler, Amani Oruwariye and Juanyeh Thomas in 2024.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0NFL Draft, Dallas drafted an exciting prospect in cornerback Shavon Revel Jr. from East Carolina … but he is also recovering from ACL surgery and is limited in OTA practices.<\/p>\n

This has made\u00a0Bleacher Report\u00a0suggest the idea of Dallas pursuing a veteran cornerback still available in free agency who could mitigate this unreliability in health.<\/p>\n

Mike Hilton is a name that could fit a lot of what the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0are looking for.<\/p>\n

“Despite his production as one of the league’s top slot cornerbacks, Mike Hilton remains available,” Moe Moton wrote. “At that position, he’s an above-average cover defender, allowing a career 82 passer rating, and has recently been a consistent playmaker in run support, recording 12 tackles for loss in 2023 and 2024.”<\/p>\n

Hilton, who has only missed four games in the last four years, solves more than just Dallas’ availability concerns.<\/p>\n

Losing Jourdan Lewis in free agency opens a void in the slot cornerback position, but Hilton could slide in nicely and be just as serviceable.<\/p>\n

Rather impressively, Hilton has remained durable with age. He just turned 31, but the eight-year vet has played at least 70% of the Bengals’ defensive snaps over the last four seasons. His 75.9 overall coverage grade by\u00a0Pro Football Focus ranked 24th of all eligible cornerbacks.<\/p>\n

Hilton turned into a star with the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0before signing with Cincinnati in free agency on a four-year, $24 million contract in 2021. Since then, he has totaled 283 tackles, six interceptions and 24 pass break-ups.<\/p>\n

As we are pretty late into the offseason, the Cowboys are running out of time to add any last pieces to the roster. The front office will likely stretch the free-agent scanning process until they get a clear word on the recovery timeline of their current players.<\/p>\n

Hilton, however, is one of only a few remaining free agents who can check both availability and productivity boxes. He should be worth considering for depth and veteran experience in the Cowboys secondary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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