Part of the strong turnaround for the Cincinnati Bengals was a shrewd ability to navigate the salary cap.
As of this writing, the team has roughly $15 million in free cap space and some of their most expensive players are very young, core pieces. They’re in a spot to focus on long-term extensions with guys like Joe Burrow right after the upcoming season.
Granted, we’ve argued the Bengals should be active in free agency at defensive tackle, especially with names like Larry Ogunjobi out there.
But as things stand right now, that’s the cap number ahead of training camp and these are the biggest cap hits.
DE Trey Hendrickson
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Cap hit: $14,488,235
DT D.J. Reader
(AP Photo/John McCoy)
Cap hit: $13,665,441
S Jessie Bates III
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Cap hit: $12,911,000
RB Joe Mixon
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Cap hit: $11,420,589
WR Tyler Boyd
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Cap hit: $10,100,000
QB Joe Burrow
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Cap hit: $9,870,037
DT B.J. Hill
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Cap hit: $8,333,333
S Vonn Bell
(AP Photo/John McCoy)
Cap hit: $7,488,235
CB Chidobe Awuzie
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
Cap hit: $7,302,941
DE Sam Hubbard
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
Cap hit: $7,183,000
WR Ja’Marr Chase
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Cap hit: $7,004,464
G Alex Cappa
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Cap hit: $6,750,000
LT Jonah Williams
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Cap hit:…
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