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Cincinnati Bengals 2022 Salary Cap
Bengals 2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Cincinnati Bengals 2022 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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Active Players (88) | 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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Trey Hendrickson | DE | $14,488,235 | $5,800,000 | $2,500,000 | $6,188,235 | - | - | - | - | ($13,500,000) | $14,488,235 | 6.83 |
D.J. Reader | DT | $13,665,441 | $9,050,000 | $4,062,500 | $352,941 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($8,125,000) | $13,665,441 | 6.44 |
Jessie Bates III | S | $12,911,000 | $12,911,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $12,911,000 | 6.08 |
Joe Mixon | RB | $11,420,589 | $8,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $470,589 | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | - | ($8,250,000) | $11,420,589 | 5.38 |
Tyler Boyd | WR | $10,100,000 | $8,250,000 | $1,400,000 | $250,000 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($2,800,000) | $10,100,000 | 4.76 |
Joe Burrow | QB | $9,870,037 | $3,900,012 | $5,970,025 | - | - | - | - | - | ($21,385,081) | $9,870,037 | 4.65 |
B.J. Hill | DT | $8,333,333 | $1,900,000 | $3,333,333 | $3,000,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($13,000,000) | $8,333,333 | 3.93 |
Vonn Bell | FS | $7,488,235 | $6,100,000 | $1,000,000 | $188,235 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $7,488,235 | 3.53 |
Chidobe Awuzie | CB | $7,302,941 | $5,250,000 | $1,500,000 | $352,941 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($3,000,000) | $7,302,941 | 3.44 |
Sam Hubbard | DE | $7,183,000 | $2,833,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,250,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($8,000,000) | $7,183,000 | 3.39 |
Ja'Marr Chase | WR | $7,004,464 | $825,000 | $4,943,571 | $1,235,893 | - | - | - | - | ($25,216,070) | $7,004,464 | 3.30 |
Alex Cappa | G | $6,750,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | ($11,000,000) | $6,750,000 | 3.18 |
Jonah Williams | LT | $5,609,598 | $2,899,113 | $2,710,485 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,609,598) | $5,609,598 | 2.64 |
Mike Hilton | CB | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | ($3,000,000) | $5,000,000 | 2.36 |
Ted Karras | C | $5,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,300,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($5,000,000) | $5,000,000 | 2.36 |
La'el Collins | RT | $4,666,666 | $1,200,000 | $1,666,666 | $1,700,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($5,000,000) | $4,666,666 | 2.20 |
Eli Apple | CB | $3,750,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | - | $100,000 | - | $250,000 | ($1,000,000) | $3,750,000 | 1.77 |
Hayden Hurst | TE | $3,476,466 | $1,300,000 | $2,000,000 | $76,466 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $3,476,466 | 1.64 |
Germaine Pratt | ILB | $2,803,221 | $2,540,000 | $263,221 | - | - | - | - | - | ($263,221) | $2,803,221 | 1.32 |
Brandon Wilson | S | $2,562,500 | $1,900,000 | $562,500 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($562,500) | $2,562,500 | 1.21 |
Tee Higgins | WR | $2,369,124 | $1,399,708 | $969,416 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,938,832) | $2,369,124 | 1.12 |
Daxton Hill | S | $2,121,275 | $705,000 | $1,416,275 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,667,013) | $2,121,275 | 1.00 |
Samaje Perine | RB | $1,850,000 | $1,400,000 | $350,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($350,000) | $1,850,000 | 0.87 |
Tre Flowers | CB | $1,838,240 | $1,100,000 | $500,000 | $188,240 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($500,000) | $1,838,240 | 0.87 |
Drew Sample | TE | $1,752,003 | $1,245,858 | $506,145 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,752,003 | 0.83 |
Jackson Carman | G | $1,693,170 | $998,634 | $694,536 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,082,242) | $1,693,170 | 0.80 |
Brandon Allen | QB | $1,500,000 | $1,200,000 | $300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($300,000) | $1,500,000 | 0.71 |
Josh Tupou | DT | $1,400,000 | $1,100,000 | $150,000 | $100,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($300,000) | $1,400,000 | 0.66 |
Logan Wilson | OLB | $1,348,798 | $1,059,599 | $289,199 | - | - | - | - | - | ($578,398) | $1,348,798 | 0.64 |
Kevin Huber | P | $1,272,500 | $1,697,500 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,272,500 | 0.60 |
Joseph Ossai | LB | $1,180,140 | $896,028 | $284,112 | - | - | - | - | - | ($852,336) | $1,180,140 | 0.56 |
Trent Taylor | WR | $1,135,000 | $1,035,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($25,000) | $1,135,000 | 0.53 |
Akeem Davis-Gaither | OLB | $1,099,378 | $895,000 | $204,378 | - | - | - | - | - | ($408,756) | $1,099,378 | 0.52 |
Cam Taylor-Britt | CB | $1,082,314 | $705,000 | $377,314 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,509,256) | $1,082,314 | 0.51 |
Stanley Morgan | WR | $1,065,000 | $965,000 | $50,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($100,000) | $1,065,000 | 0.50 |
Clark Harris | LS | $1,047,500 | $1,120,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.49 |
Cameron Sample | DE | $1,022,036 | $825,000 | $197,036 | - | - | - | - | - | ($591,108) | $1,022,036 | 0.48 |
Tyler Shelvin | DT | $1,009,141 | $825,000 | $184,141 | - | - | - | - | - | ($552,423) | $1,009,141 | 0.48 |
Michael Thomas | FS | $995,000 | $1,035,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $995,000 | 0.47 |
Khalid Kareem | DE | $983,619 | $895,000 | $88,619 | - | - | - | - | - | ($177,238) | $983,619 | 0.46 |
Isaiah Prince | LT | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.45 |
Trayveon Williams | RB | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.45 |
D'ante Smith | G | $949,836 | $825,000 | $124,836 | - | - | - | - | - | ($374,508) | $949,836 | 0.45 |
Hakeem Adeniji | LT | $947,971 | $895,000 | $52,971 | - | - | - | - | - | ($105,942) | $947,971 | 0.45 |
Zach Carter | DE | $923,625 | $705,000 | $218,625 | - | - | - | - | - | ($874,500) | $923,625 | 0.44 |
Markus Bailey | ILB | $923,424 | $895,000 | $28,424 | - | - | - | - | - | ($56,848) | $923,424 | 0.44 |
Evan McPherson | K | $910,928 | $825,000 | $85,928 | - | - | - | - | - | ($257,784) | $910,928 | 0.43 |
Mike Thomas | WR | $895,000 | $1,120,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.42 |
Jalen Davis | CB | $895,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.42 |
Noah Spence | DE | $895,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.42 |
Joe Bachie | LB | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.42 |
Lamont Gaillard | G | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.42 |
Trayvon Henderson | S | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.42 |
Trey Hill | C | $873,088 $48,088 | $825,000 | $48,088 | - | - | - | - | - | ($144,264) | $873,088 $48,088 | 0.41 |
Chris Evans | RB | $868,222 $43,222 | $825,000 | $43,222 | - | - | - | - | - | ($129,666) | $868,222 $43,222 | 0.41 |
Trenton Irwin | WR | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.39 |
Clay Johnston | LB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.39 |
Keandre Jones | LB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.39 |
Mitchell Wilcox | TE | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.39 |
Tycen Anderson | S | $781,521 $76,521 | $705,000 | $76,521 | - | - | - | - | - | ($306,084) | $781,521 $76,521 | 0.37 |
Wyatt Hubert | DE | $731,052 $26,052 | $705,000 | $26,052 | - | - | - | - | - | ($78,156) | $731,052 $26,052 | 0.34 |
Jeffrey Gunter | DE | $724,510 $19,510 | $705,000 | $19,510 | - | - | - | - | - | ($78,040) | $724,510 $19,510 | 0.34 |
Tariqious Tisdale | DT | $711,666 $6,666 | $705,000 | $6,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($20,000) | $711,666 $6,666 | 0.34 |
Devin Cochran | T | $710,000 $5,000 | $705,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($15,000) | $710,000 $5,000 | 0.33 |
Carson Wells | LB | $708,333 $3,333 | $705,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $708,333 $3,333 | 0.33 |
Shermari Jones | RB | $705,833 $833 | $705,000 | $833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,500) | $705,833 $833 | 0.33 |
Desmond Noel | G | $705,833 $833 | $705,000 | $833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,500) | $705,833 $833 | 0.33 |
Cal Adomitis | LS | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
John Brannon | CB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Ben Brown | C | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Jake Browning | QB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Drue Chrisman | P | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Abu Daramy-Swaray | CB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Nick Eubanks | TE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Allan George | CB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Jaivon Heiligh | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Clarence Hicks | LB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Elijah Holyfield | RB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Delonte Hood | CB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Kwamie Lassiter | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Thaddeus Moss | TE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Kendrick Pryor | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Brendan Radley-Hiles | CB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Justin Rigg | TE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Jack Sorenson | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Scotty Washington | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Pooka Williams | RB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.33 |
Cordell Volson | T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $214,025,806 | $140,400,452 | $48,844,314 | $22,253,540 | - | $2,975,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | - | $214,025,806 | 100.86 |
2022 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (6) | 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daxton Hill Round 1, Pick #31 | S | $2,121,275 | $705,000 | $1,416,275 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,121,275 | $2,121,275 |
Cam Taylor-Britt Round 2, Pick #60 | CB | $1,082,314 | $705,000 | $377,314 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,082,314 | $1,082,314 |
Zach Carter Round 3, Pick #95 | DE | $921,025 | $705,000 | $216,025 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $921,025 | $921,025 |
Cordell Volson Round 4, Pick #136 | T | $869,221 | $705,000 | $164,221 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $869,221 | $164,221 |
Tycen Anderson Round 5, Pick #166 | S | $781,520 | $705,000 | $76,520 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $781,520 | $76,520 |
Jeffrey Gunter Round 7, Pick #252 | DE | $724,510 | $705,000 | $19,510 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $724,510 | $19,510 |
Projected Draft Pool: | $6,499,865 | $6,499,865 | $4,384,865 |
2022 Practice Squad
Players who have been designated to the practice squad. We assume the annual minimum salary unless otherwise noted.
Player (1) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Xavier Su'a-Filo | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2022 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 (12) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trae Waynes | CB | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000,000 | 2.36 |
Riley Reiff | LT | $2,750,000 | - | $2,750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,750,000 | 1.30 |
Trey Hopkins | G | $1,125,000 | - | $1,125,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,125,000 | 0.53 |
Xavier Su'a-Filo | G | $333,334 | - | $333,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $333,334 | 0.16 |
Renell Wren | DT | $170,649 | - | $170,649 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $170,649 | 0.08 |
Michael Jordan | G | $122,098 | - | $122,098 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $122,098 | 0.06 |
Trayveon Williams | RB | $45,496 | - | $45,496 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $45,496 | 0.02 |
Antonio Phillips | CB | $16,667 | - | $16,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $16,667 | 0.01 |
Pooka Williams | RB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Pro Wells | TE | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Drue Chrisman | P | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Riley Lees | WR | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $9,592,578 | - | $9,592,578 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,592,578 | 4.52 |
2022 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 NFL Salary Cap | $208,200,000 | ||||||||
2021 Rollover Cap | $5,292,742 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $-1,292,742 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $212,200,000 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $140,400,452 | $48,844,314 | $22,253,540 | - | $2,975,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $214,025,806 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $113,920,452 | $48,614,256 | $22,253,540 | - | $2,975,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $187,545,806 | |
Dead Money | - | $9,592,578 | - | - | - | - | - | $9,592,578 | |
Total (All) | $140,400,452 | $58,436,892 | $22,253,540 | - | $2,975,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $223,618,384 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $113,920,452 | $58,206,834 | $22,253,540 | - | $2,975,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $197,138,384 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-11,418,384 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $15,061,616 |