CINCINNATI — The Bengals will likely be without a key defender the rest of the season. Cornerback Dax Hill is expected to be out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Hill left the game toward the end of the first quarter of Sunday's 41-38 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens that dropped the Bengals to 1-4 this season.
Hill was in coverage when he went down. He was promptly ruled out for the remainder of the game. Coach Zac Taylor had indicated that the injury was going to be severe. «Certainly heartbreaking, to work like he does, if it's a bad deal,» Taylor said after the game.
Hill, the team's first-round pick in 2022, was the team's starting free safety last season but was moved to cornerback after a disappointing year for the Bengals' pass defense.