
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals 2023 Salary Cap
Bengals 2023 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Cincinnati Bengals 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
Active Players (89) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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D.J. Reader | DT | $15,521,324 | $11,000,000 | $4,062,500 | $258,824 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($4,062,500) | $15,521,324 | 6.85 |
Trey Hendrickson | DE | $15,476,460 | $9,800,000 | $2,500,000 | $3,176,460 | - | - | - | - | ($8,000,000) | $15,476,460 | 6.83 |
Joe Mixon | RB | $12,761,754 | $9,400,000 | $2,000,000 | $411,754 | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | - | ($5,500,000) | $12,761,754 | 5.63 |
Jonah Williams | LT | $12,604,000 | $12,604,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($12,604,000) | $12,604,000 | 5.56 |
Joe Burrow | QB | $11,515,043 | $1,010,000 | $5,970,025 | $4,535,018 | - | - | - | - | ($11,515,044) | $11,515,043 | 5.08 |
B.J. Hill | DT | $10,833,333 | $4,700,000 | $3,333,333 | $2,700,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($9,166,667) | $10,833,333 | 4.78 |
Orlando Brown Jr. | LT | $10,354,000 | $1,500,000 | $7,775,000 | $704,000 | - | $375,000 | - | - | ($31,100,000) | $10,354,000 | 4.57 |
Tyler Boyd | WR | $10,300,000 | $8,450,000 | $1,400,000 | $250,000 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($1,400,000) | $10,300,000 | 4.55 |
Sam Hubbard | DE | $9,970,588 | $7,650,000 | $2,000,000 | $220,588 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $9,970,588 | 4.40 |
La'el Collins | RT | $9,384,306 | $4,500,000 | $1,666,666 | $2,117,640 | - | $100,000 | - | $1,000,000 | ($3,333,334) | $9,384,306 | 4.14 |
Alex Cappa | G | $8,750,000 | $5,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | ($6,750,000) | $8,750,000 | 3.86 |
Ja'Marr Chase | WR | $8,405,357 | $940,000 | $4,943,571 | $2,521,786 | - | - | - | - | ($18,211,606) | $8,405,357 | 3.71 |
Chidobe Awuzie | CB | $7,938,232 | $6,050,000 | $1,500,000 | $188,232 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $7,938,232 | 3.50 |
Mike Hilton | CB | $5,961,754 | $4,350,000 | $1,000,000 | $411,754 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $5,961,754 | 2.63 |
Ted Karras | C | $5,600,000 | $4,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $5,600,000 | 2.47 |
Germaine Pratt | LB | $5,403,908 | $2,750,000 | $2,333,333 | $220,575 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($7,000,000) | $5,403,908 | 2.38 |
Tee Higgins | WR | $3,962,416 | $2,993,000 | $969,416 | - | - | - | - | - | ($969,416) | $3,962,416 | 1.75 |
Logan Wilson | OLB | $3,032,199 | $2,743,000 | $289,199 | - | - | - | - | - | ($289,199) | $3,032,199 | 1.34 |
Daxton Hill | S | $2,651,594 | $1,235,319 | $1,416,275 | - | - | - | - | - | ($9,545,738) | $2,651,594 | 1.17 |
Nick Scott | S | $2,388,235 | $1,100,000 | $1,000,000 | $188,235 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($3,000,000) | $2,388,235 | 1.05 |
Myles Murphy | DE | $2,288,593 | $750,000 | $1,538,593 | - | - | - | - | - | ($12,587,262) | $2,288,593 | 1.01 |
Jackson Carman | G | $2,031,804 | $1,337,268 | $694,536 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,389,072) | $2,031,804 | 0.90 |
Irv Smith | TE | $1,750,000 | $1,250,000 | $400,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($400,000) | $1,750,000 | 0.77 |
Josh Tupou | DT | $1,570,588 | $1,300,000 | $150,000 | $70,588 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($150,000) | $1,570,588 | 0.69 |
Joseph Ossai | LB | $1,416,168 | $1,132,056 | $284,112 | - | - | - | - | - | ($568,224) | $1,416,168 | 0.62 |
Cam Taylor-Britt | CB | $1,352,892 | $975,578 | $377,314 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,131,942) | $1,352,892 | 0.60 |
Max Scharping | G | $1,280,000 | $1,080,000 | $175,000 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($175,000) | $1,280,000 | 0.56 |
Akeem Davis-Gaither | OLB | $1,214,378 | $1,010,000 | $204,378 | - | - | - | - | - | ($204,378) | $1,214,378 | 0.54 |
Jalen Davis | CB | $1,205,000 | $1,080,000 | $75,000 | $25,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($150,000) | $1,205,000 | 0.53 |
Stanley Morgan | WR | $1,180,000 | $1,080,000 | $50,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($50,000) | $1,180,000 | 0.52 |
Zach Carter | DE | $1,154,531 | $935,906 | $218,625 | - | - | - | - | - | ($655,875) | $1,154,531 | 0.51 |
Devin Asiasi | TE | $1,140,000 | $1,140,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,140,000 | 0.50 |
Cameron Sample | DE | $1,137,036 | $940,000 | $197,036 | - | - | - | - | - | ($394,072) | $1,137,036 | 0.50 |
D.J. Turner | CB | $1,120,008 | $750,000 | $370,008 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,260,034) | $1,120,008 | 0.49 |
Joe Bachie | LB | $1,110,000 | $1,010,000 | $75,000 | $50,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($75,000) | $1,110,000 | 0.49 |
Trevor Siemian | QB | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.48 |
Drew Sample | TE | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $52,500 | $75,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($52,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.48 |
Trent Taylor | WR | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $52,500 | $75,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($52,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.48 |
Trayveon Williams | RB | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $52,500 | $75,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($52,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.48 |
D'ante Smith | G | $1,064,836 | $940,000 | $124,836 | - | - | - | - | - | ($249,672) | $1,064,836 | 0.47 |
Hakeem Adeniji | LT | $1,062,971 | $1,010,000 | $52,971 | - | - | - | - | - | ($52,971) | $1,062,971 | 0.47 |
Markus Bailey | ILB | $1,038,424 | $1,010,000 | $28,424 | - | - | - | - | - | ($28,424) | $1,038,424 | 0.46 |
Cordell Volson | G | $1,034,221 | $870,000 | $164,221 | - | - | - | - | - | ($492,663) | $1,034,221 | 0.46 |
Evan McPherson | K | $1,025,928 | $940,000 | $85,928 | - | - | - | - | - | ($171,856) | $1,025,928 | 0.45 |
Sidney Jones | CB | $990,000 | $1,080,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $990,000 | 0.44 |
Trey Hill | C | $988,088 | $940,000 | $48,088 | - | - | - | - | - | ($96,176) | $988,088 | 0.44 |
Chris Evans | RB | $983,222 | $940,000 | $43,222 | - | - | - | - | - | ($86,444) | $983,222 | 0.43 |
Jordan Battle | S | $968,185 | $750,000 | $218,185 | - | - | - | - | - | ($872,740) | $968,185 | 0.43 |
Tarell Basham | OLB | $961,000 | $1,080,000 | - | $21,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $961,000 | 0.42 |
Michael Thomas | FS | $940,000 | $1,165,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Cody Ford | G | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Tanner Hudson | TE | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Trenton Irwin | WR | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Jay Tufele | DT | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Charlie Jones | WR | $919,694 $169,694 | $750,000 | $169,694 | - | - | - | - | - | ($678,776) | $919,694 $169,694 | 0.41 |
Jeffrey Gunter | DE | $889,510 $19,510 | $870,000 | $19,510 | - | - | - | - | - | ($58,530) | $889,510 $19,510 | 0.39 |
Cal Adomitis | LS | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Nick Bowers | TE | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Drue Chrisman | P | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Allan George | CB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Raymond Johnson III | DE | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Keandre Jones | LB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Marvell Tell | CB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Tycen Anderson | S | $826,521 $76,521 | $750,000 | $76,521 | - | - | - | - | - | ($229,563) | $826,521 $76,521 | 0.36 |
Chase Brown | RB | $821,539 $71,539 | $750,000 | $71,539 | - | - | - | - | - | ($286,156) | $821,539 $71,539 | 0.36 |
Andrei Iosivas | WR | $789,846 $39,846 | $750,000 | $39,846 | - | - | - | - | - | ($159,384) | $789,846 $39,846 | 0.35 |
Brad Robbins | P | $783,334 $33,334 | $750,000 | $33,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($133,336) | $783,334 $33,334 | 0.35 |
D.J. Ivey | CB | $770,163 $20,163 | $750,000 | $20,163 | - | - | - | - | - | ($80,652) | $770,163 $20,163 | 0.34 |
Shaka Heyward | LB | $760,000 $10,000 | $750,000 | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($30,000) | $760,000 $10,000 | 0.34 |
Jaxson Kirkland | G | $760,000 $10,000 | $750,000 | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($30,000) | $760,000 $10,000 | 0.34 |
Devonnsha Maxwell | DT | $758,333 $8,333 | $750,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($25,000) | $758,333 $8,333 | 0.33 |
Ben Brown | C | $756,666 $6,666 | $750,000 | $6,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,334) | $756,666 $6,666 | 0.33 |
Jacob Saylors | RB | $753,333 $3,333 | $750,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $753,333 $3,333 | 0.33 |
Larry Brooks | S | $752,833 $2,833 | $750,000 | $2,833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,500) | $752,833 $2,833 | 0.33 |
Shedrick Jackson | WR | $752,500 $2,500 | $750,000 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,500) | $752,500 $2,500 | 0.33 |
Calvin Tyler Jr. | RB | $751,666 $1,666 | $750,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $751,666 $1,666 | 0.33 |
Tyler Murray | LB | $750,500 $500 | $750,000 | $500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,500) | $750,500 $500 | 0.33 |
Christian Trahan | TE | $750,500 $500 | $750,000 | $500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,500) | $750,500 $500 | 0.33 |
Jaylen Moody | LB | $750,333 $333 | $750,000 | $333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,000) | $750,333 $333 | 0.33 |
Jake Browning | QB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Owen Carney | DE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Malachi Carter | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Devin Cochran | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Yusuf Corker | S | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Domenique Davis | DT | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Nate Gilliam | G | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Mac Hippenhammer | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Kwamie Lassiter | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Tautala Pesefea | DT | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Active Roster: | $240,639,647 | $164,286,127 | $53,772,066 | $19,346,454 | - | $2,825,000 | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $240,639,647 | 106.19 |
2023 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (8) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit (Total) | Cap Hit (Top 51) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Myles Murphy Round 1, Pick #28 | DE | $2,288,593 | $750,000 | $1,538,593 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,288,593 | $2,288,593 |
D.J. Turner Round 2, Pick #60 | CB | $1,120,007 | $750,000 | $370,008 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,120,007 | $1,120,007 |
Jordan Battle Round 3, Pick #95 | S | $968,185 | $750,000 | $218,185 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $968,185 | $968,185 |
Charlie Jones Round 4, Pick #131 | WR | $919,694 | $750,000 | $169,694 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $919,694 | $169,694 |
Chase Brown Round 5, Pick #163 | RB | $821,539 | $750,000 | $71,539 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $821,539 | $71,539 |
Andrei Iosivas Round 6, Pick #206 | WR | $789,846 | $750,000 | $39,846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $789,846 | $39,846 |
Brad Robbins Round 6, Pick #217 | P | $783,334 | $750,000 | $33,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $783,334 | $33,334 |
D.J. Ivey Round 7, Pick #246 | CB | $770,163 | $750,000 | $20,163 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $770,163 | $20,163 |
Projected Draft Pool: | $8,461,361 | $8,461,361 | $4,711,361 |
2023 Dead Cap
These cap figures derive from the trade or release of players from the active roster or practice squad. All count toward the team total.
Player (18) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyler Shelvin | DT | $368,282 | - | $368,282 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $368,282 | 0.16 |
Khalid Kareem | DE | $88,619 | - | $88,619 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $88,619 | 0.04 |
Wyatt Hubert | DE | $78,156 | - | $78,156 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $78,156 | 0.03 |
Tariqious Tisdale | DT | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Jaivon Heiligh | WR | $11,667 | - | $11,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $11,667 | 0.01 |
Devin Cochran | T | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Clarence Hicks | LB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Kwamie Lassiter | WR | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Carson Wells | LB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Cal Adomitis | LS | $6,000 | - | $6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,000 | 0.00 |
Justin Rigg | TE | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Delonte Hood | CB | $2,667 | - | $2,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,667 | 0.00 |
Kendric Pryor | WR | $2,000 | - | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000 | 0.00 |
Brendan Radley-Hiles | CB | $2,000 | - | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000 | 0.00 |
Shermari Jones | RB | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Desmond Noel | G | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Allan George | CB | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
Jack Sorenson | WR | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $619,060 | - | $619,060 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $619,060 | 0.27 |
2023 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 NFL Salary Cap | $224,800,000 | ||||||||
2022 Rollover Cap | $2,498,443 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $-689,707 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $226,608,736 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $164,286,127 | $53,772,066 | $19,346,454 | - | $2,825,000 | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | $240,639,647 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $134,256,127 | $53,294,795 | $19,346,454 | - | $2,825,000 | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | $210,609,647 | |
Dead Money | - | $619,060 | - | - | - | - | - | $619,060 | |
Total (All) | $164,286,127 | $54,391,126 | $19,346,454 | - | $2,825,000 | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | $241,258,707 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $134,256,127 | $53,913,855 | $19,346,454 | - | $2,825,000 | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | $211,228,707 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-14,649,971 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $15,380,029 |