A Colts secondary loaded with big-ticket contracts will add a former second-round pick to the combination. Cam Taylor-Britt will reunite with former Bengals DC Lou Anarumo.
The Colts announced the ex-Bengals cornerback is signing with the team, continuing a busy stretch for the AFC South club when it comes to defensive depth additions. Taylor-Britt visited the Bengals on Tuesday, in line with NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero, who adds the Nebraska alum is signing a one-year cope with the Colts.
Taylor-Britt, 26, joins Sauce Gardner, Charvarius Ward, Kenny Moore and Camryn Bynum in Indianapolis’ talented (and expensive) secondary. The team, which lost Nick Cross to the Commanders last week, will reunite Taylor-Britt with Anarumo — his DC from 2022-24 in Cincinnati.
Playing out his rookie contract with the Bengals, Taylor-Britt can be in search of a probability to bounce back after a lost contract 12 months. The Bengals used the 2022 second-rounder as a full-time starter for many of Anarumo’s time running the defense, but Al Golden didn’t see this equation the identical way.
The Bengals benched Taylor-Britt early last season, when he began just two of the eight games he played. The 5-foot-11 corner still played an everyday role after a Week 3 demotion, hamstring and foot trouble plagued him at a key point on his NFL timeline. The foot issue led to a midseason shutdown, effectively ruining his contract 12 months. The Colts will provide him one other opportunity, and solid system intel should help here — though, a starting role doesn’t seem like in play at present.
Prior to allowing an alarming 134.1 passer rating because the closest defender in 2025, Taylor-Britt posted more workable numbers (78.0, 98.0) on this category in the course of the 2023 and ’24 seasons. He intercepted seven passes between those campaigns, though the Bengals fired Anarumo after the team’s 2024 defensive regression. Taylor-Britt’s best season got here in 2023, when he allowed 56.7% of passes because the closest defender to be accomplished. Pro Football Focus, nevertheless, has never rated him as a top-50 CB option.
Ward considered retirement after a three-concussion 2025, however the ex-Chiefs and 49ers starter is coming back to affix Gardner. Moore stays within the slot on a three-year, $30MM contract. Taylor-Britt has worked primarily as a boundary corner throughout his profession. He joins Justin Walley, a 2025 third-round pick who missed his rookie season with an ACL tear, as depth options for Anarumo. The Bengals still have CBs Daxton Hill and DJ Turner on their rookie contracts, though each are actually in platform years.