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Cincinnati Bengals
Cap Overview
The Bengals are in a manageable but not comfortable cap position right now, sitting on $20.4M in current room ranked 19th in the league, with dead money of only $3.3M ranking 29th (meaning nearly no dead weight on the books). The real story is what comes next: with $48.9M in projected room next season (17th in the league) and committed salary dropping from $274.9M this year to $245.9M two seasons out and then sharply to $126.4M three seasons out, Cincinnati is building toward a wide-open spending window. The 28 expiring contracts accelerate that process considerably. Cutting Dax Hill alone frees $12.7M with zero dead money, and several other candidates add meaningful relief at low cost. The franchise is not cap-strapped, but it must spend wisely in the near term to fill the offensive line and linebacker holes before the cap fully opens.
Top Cap Hits
| Player | Pos | Age | OVR | Cap Hit | Yrs Left | % of Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB · 29 · OVR 97 · 4 yrs | QB | 29 | 97 | $37.6M11.8% | 4 | 11.8% | |
| WR · 27 · OVR 89 · 3 yrs | WR | 27 | 89 | $26.5M8.3% | 3 | 8.3% | |
| WR · 26 · OVR 99 · 4 yrs | WR | 26 | 99 | $26.2M8.2% | 4 | 8.2% | |
| LT · 30 · OVR 75 · 3 yrs | LT | 30 | 75 | $19.3M6.1% | 3 | 6.1% | |
| REDGE · 27 · OVR 80 · 3 yrs | REDGE | 27 | 80 | $17.0M5.3% | 3 | 5.3% | |
| DT · 28 · OVR 93 · 3 yrs | DT | 28 | 93 | $15.3M4.8% | 3 | 4.8% | |
| CB · 25 · OVR 78 · 1 yrs | CB | 25 | 78 | $12.7M4.0% | 1 | 4.0% | |
| DT · 31 · OVR 76 · 2 yrs | DT | 31 | 76 | $12.1M3.8% | 2 | 3.8% | |
| FS · 26 · OVR 80 · 3 yrs | FS | 26 | 80 | $10.7M3.3% | 3 | 3.3% | |
| DT · 31 · OVR 87 · 2 yrs | DT | 31 | 87 | $9.8M3.1% | 2 | 3.1% |
Contract Cliffs
| Player | Pos | Age | OVR | Cap Hit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB · 25 · OVR 78 | CB | 25 | 78 | $12.7M | |
| DT · 28 · OVR 70 | DT | 28 | 70 | $9.2M | |
| C · 33 · OVR 76 | C | 33 | 76 | $4.5M | |
| CB · 25 · OVR 84 | CB | 25 | 84 | $4.0M | Priority re-sign candidate |
| LEDGE · 24 · OVR 74 | LEDGE | 24 | 74 | $4.0M | |
| SS · 25 · OVR 78 | SS | 25 | 78 | $3.9M | |
| HB · 26 · OVR 84 | HB | 26 | 84 | $3.7M | Priority re-sign candidate |
| RG · 31 · OVR 76 | RG | 31 | 76 | $3.7M | |
| WR · 26 · OVR 73 | WR | 26 | 73 | $3.7M | |
| QB · 41 · OVR 72 | QB | 41 | 72 | $3.3M | |
| TE · 30 · OVR 68 | TE | 30 | 68 | $2.9M | |
| WILL · 31 · OVR 69 | WILL | 31 | 69 | $2.7M | |
| HB · 30 · OVR 76 | HB | 30 | 76 | $2.0M | |
| CB · 30 · OVR 66 | CB | 30 | 66 | $1.5M | |
| SS · 30 · OVR 76 | SS | 30 | 76 | $1.4M | |
| CB · 27 · OVR 71 | CB | 27 | 71 | $1.2M | |
| CB · 26 · OVR 67 | CB | 26 | 67 | $1.2M | |
| MIKE · 27 · OVR 64 | MIKE | 27 | 64 | $1.1M | |
| P · 27 · OVR 73 | P | 27 | 73 | $1.1M | |
| LT · 26 · OVR 67 | LT | 26 | 67 | $1.0M | |
| SAM · 29 · OVR 64 | SAM | 29 | 64 | $1.0M | |
| FS · 25 · OVR 63 | FS | 25 | 63 | $1.0M | |
| TE · 31 · OVR 68 | TE | 31 | 68 | $900.0K | |
| WR · 26 · OVR 69 | WR | 26 | 69 | $900.0K | |
| RG · 24 · OVR 63 | RG | 24 | 63 | $890.0K | |
| MIKE · 25 · OVR 67 | MIKE | 25 | 67 | $730.0K | |
| FS · 27 · OVR 68 | FS | 27 | 68 | $700.0K | |
| TE · 26 · OVR 61 | TE | 26 | 61 | $650.0K |
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