Pro Football Focus Picks Bengals Best, Worst 2024 Free Agent Signing

Some good and bad.

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki (88) reacts reacts to getting a first down in overtime of the NFL game at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — PFF's Dalton Wasserman dropped his best and worst free agent signings for each NFL team in 2024 and Cincinnati had one on each side of the ball.

Mike Gesicki took the positive spot after catching 65 passes for 665 yards and two touchdowns on a one-year, $2.5 million deal.

"Gesicki signed a one-year contract to fill the Bengals’ void at tight end and ended up being their third-leading receiver," Wasserman wrote. "His 71.1 receiving grade was his best mark since 2020 and he dropped just two passes all season."

We flip to the secondary, where Geno Stone massively disappointed after a stellar year in Baltimore. He posted a rough 53.1 PFF grade (eighth-worst among qualified safeties) on 1,100 snaps with 81 tackles, four interceptions, and six pass breakups.

"Stone was brought in to improve a downtrodden safety unit after having a career year in Baltimore in 2023," Wasserman wrote. "The opposite occurred, as Stone earned a career-worst 53.7 coverage grade. He did pick off four passes, but he will be on thin ice next season if he doesn’t play well again."

Stone is entering another contract season and may stick on the roster. Cincinnati doesn't save any money on the salary cap by releasing him.

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