Geno Stone: Everything you need to know

Stone signed a one-year contract with the Bills on Friday, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports. Stone is coming off a career year in 2025 with the Bengals, when he logged a career-best 104 tackles (65 solo), including 2.0 sacks, and four pass defenses (one interception and one pick-six) across 17 regular-season games. He was a starting safety in each of his two years in Cincinnati, but Stone is not guaranteed to start in Buffalo, with his primary competition coming from Cole Bishop and C.J. Gardner-Johnson.

Stone recorded a career-high 104 tackles (65 solo), including 2.0 sacks, as well as two interceptions among his four passes defensed while playing in all 17 games in 2025. Stone took one of his two interceptions to the house for a pick-six against the Patriots in Week 12, giving him an interception return touchdown in each of the past two seasons. The veteran safety enjoyed a strong season despite Cincinnati's struggles as a unit, and Stone should garner plenty of attention in free agency now that his two-year, $14 million contract with the Bengals has concluded, as he'll be only 27 years old at the start of next season despite having already logged 85 regular-season appearances.

Stone tallied four tackles (three solo) in Sunday's 37-14 Week 17 win over the Cardinals. Stone was far from prolific from a tackling standpoint, but he helped contain Arizona's passing game en route to an easy Bengals victory. The veteran safety has registered at least four stops in 14 of his 16 games this season and is up to a career-high 101 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, along with three defensed passes (including two interceptions).