Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals 2021 Salary Cap

Bengals 2021 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Cincinnati Bengals 2021 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 (61) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Waynes Trae Waynes CB $8,400,000 $5,000,000 $2,000,000 - $400,000 - - ($20,800,000) $15,800,000 8.10
Reader D.J. Reader DT $4,300,000 $4,062,500 $5,000,000 - $200,000 - - ($21,687,500) $13,562,500 6.95
Hendrickson Trey Hendrickson DE $3,800,000 $2,500,000 $6,176,471 - - - - ($19,800,000) $12,476,471 6.39
Boyd Tyler Boyd WR $8,000,000 $1,400,000 $235,294 - $200,000 - - ($12,400,000) $9,835,294 5.04
Burrow Joe Burrow QB $780,000 $5,970,025 $1,475,006 - - - - ($29,610,112) $8,225,031 4.21
Mixon Joe Mixon RB $5,000,000 $2,000,000 $176,471 - $200,000 $750,000 - ($16,200,000) $8,126,471 4.16
Hopkins Trey Hopkins C $4,300,000 $1,125,000 $938,235 - $200,000 - - ($7,500,000) $6,563,235 3.36
Uzomah C.J. Uzomah TE $4,750,000 $1,083,334 $23,529 - $300,000 - - ($6,133,334) $6,156,863 3.16
Awuzie Chidobe Awuzie CB $1,350,000 $1,500,000 $3,188,235 - - - - ($8,850,000) $6,038,235 3.09
Chase Ja'Marr Chase WR $660,000 $4,943,571 - - - - - ($30,819,641) $5,603,571 2.87
Bell Vonn Bell FS $4,100,000 $1,000,000 $188,235 - $200,000 - - ($6,300,000) $5,488,235 2.81
Hilton Mike Hilton CB $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,352,941 - - - - ($8,000,000) $5,352,941 2.74
Williams Jonah Williams LT $2,097,742 $2,710,485 - - - - - ($10,417,825) $4,808,227 2.46
Hubbard Sam Hubbard DE $1,000,000 $2,232,300 $191,176 - - - - ($10,000,000) $3,423,476 1.75
Su'a-Filo Xavier Su'a-Filo G $2,500,000 $333,333 $70,588 - $200,000 - - ($3,366,667) $3,103,921 1.59
Bates III Jessie Bates III FS $2,433,000 $419,604 - - - - - ($419,604) $2,852,604 1.46
Hill B.J. Hill DT $2,183,000 - - - - - - - $2,183,000 1.12
Higgins Tee Higgins WR $1,004,854 $969,416 - - - - - ($4,913,102) $1,974,270 1.01
Flowers Tre Flowers CB $1,576,614 - - - - - - - $1,576,614 0.81
Sample Drew Sample TE $995,572 $506,145 - - - - - ($1,012,290) $1,501,717 0.77
Allen Brandon Allen QB $1,200,000 $300,000 - - - - - ($300,000) $1,500,000 0.77
Allen Ricardo Allen FS $990,000 $400,000 $70,584 - - - - ($990,000) $1,460,584 0.75
Perine Samaje Perine RB $1,100,000 $350,000 - - - - - ($1,800,000) $1,450,000 0.74
Carman Jackson Carman G $660,000 $694,536 - - - - - ($3,776,778) $1,354,536 0.69
Huber Kevin Huber P $1,500,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,637,500) $1,212,500 0.62
Harris Clark Harris LS $1,075,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,212,500) $1,212,500 0.62
Hargreaves Vernon Hargreaves CB $555,560 - $141,172 - - - $500,000 ($555,560) $1,196,732 0.61
Pratt Germaine Pratt ILB $863,000 $263,221 - - - - - ($526,442) $1,126,221 0.58
Wilson Logan Wilson OLB $834,799 $289,199 - - - - - ($867,597) $1,123,998 0.58
Tupou Josh Tupou DT $920,000 - $188,235 - - - - ($920,000) $1,108,235 0.57
Apple Eli Apple CB $1,000,000 - - - $100,000 - - ($1,100,000) $1,100,000 0.56
Spain Quinton Spain G $990,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,127,500) $987,500 0.51
Davis Jalen Davis CB $920,000 - - - - - - - $920,000 0.47
Thomas Mike Thomas WR $990,000 - $25,000 - - - - ($990,000) $875,000 0.45
Sample Cameron Sample DE $660,000 $197,036 - - - - - ($788,144) $857,036 0.44
Johnson Fred Johnson RT $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.44
Morgan Stanley Morgan WR $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.44
Prince Isaiah Prince LT $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.44
Shelvin Tyler Shelvin DT $660,000 $184,141 - - - - - ($736,564) $844,141 0.43
Bailey Markus Bailey ILB $780,000 $28,424 - - - - - ($85,272) $808,424 0.41
Ray Wyatt Ray DE $780,000 - - - - - - - $780,000 0.40
McPherson Evan McPherson K $660,000 $85,928 - - - - - ($343,712) $745,928 0.38
Kareem Khalid Kareem DE $647,774 $88,619 - - - - - ($265,857) $736,393 0.38
Hill Trey Hill C $660,000 $48,088 - - - - - ($192,352) $708,088 0.36
Evans Chris Evans RB $660,000 $43,222 - - - - - ($172,888) $703,222 0.36
Adeniji Hakeem Adeniji LT $628,886 $52,971 - - - - - ($158,913) $681,856 0.35
Smith D'ante Smith G $537,494 $124,836 - - - - - ($499,344) $662,330 0.34
Wilcox Mitchell Wilcox TE $660,000 - - - - - - - $660,000 0.34
Irwin Trenton Irwin WR $623,339 - - - - - - - $623,339 0.32
Thomas Michael Thomas FS $477,778 - - - - - - - $477,777 0.24
Johnston Clay Johnston ILB $329,994 - - - - - - - $329,994 0.17
Williams Trayveon Williams RB $283,332 - - - - - - - $283,332 0.15
Calitro Austin Calitro ILB $153,333 - - - - - - - $153,333 0.08
Jones Keandre Jones LB $109,998 - - - - - - - $109,998 0.06
Daniels Mike Daniels DT $59,722 - - - - - - - $59,722 0.03
Spence Noah Spence DE $55,000 - - - - - - - $55,000 0.03
Taylor Trent Taylor WR $51,111 - - - - - - - $51,111 0.03
Henderson Trayvon Henderson S $47,222 - - - - - - - $47,222 0.02
Sutherland Keaton Sutherland C $47,222 - - - - - - - $47,222 0.02
Wren Renell Wren DT $47,222 - - - - - - - $47,222 0.02
Browning Jake Browning QB $36,666 - - - - - - - $36,666 0.02
Active Roster: $154,339,838 $87,035,234 $42,318,434 $22,441,172 - $2,000,000 $750,000 $500,000 - $154,339,838 79.09


2021 Injured Reserve Cap

Cap breakdowns for players currently on injured reserve. denotes a player designated to return. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (11) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Ogunjobi Larry Ogunjobi
(Foot)
DT $1,400,000 $4,600,000 $176,471 - - - - ($6,000,000) $6,176,471 3.17
Reiff Riley Reiff
(Ankle)
RT $1,700,000 $2,750,000 $264,706 - - - - ($7,200,000) $4,714,705 2.42
Wilson Brandon Wilson
(Knee-acl)
S $1,000,000 $562,500 - - - - - ($2,125,000) $1,562,500 0.80
Evans Jordan Evans
(Knee-acl)
OLB $990,000 $100,000 $37,500 - - - - ($1,127,500) $987,500 0.51
Davis-Gaither Akeem Davis-Gaither
(Foot)
OLB $780,000 $204,378 - - - - - ($613,134) $984,378 0.50
Phillips Darius Phillips
(Shoulder)
CB $920,000 $54,389 - - - - - ($54,389) $974,389 0.50
Tate Auden Tate
(Calf)
WR $920,000 - - - - - - - $920,000 0.47
Ossai Joseph Ossai
(Knee)
LB $415,000 $284,112 - - - - - ($1,136,448) $699,112 0.36
Bachie Joe Bachie
(Knee-acl)
LB $476,663 - - - - - - - $476,663 0.24
Schreck Mason Schreck
(Undisclosed)
TE $98,000 - - - - - - - $98,000 0.05
Moss Thaddeus Moss
(Undisclosed)
TE $55,200 - - - - - - - $55,200 0.03
Injured Reserve: $17,648,918 $8,754,863 $8,555,379 $478,677 - - - - - $17,648,918 9.04


2021 Non-Football Injury Cap

Cap breakdowns for players currently on a physically unable to perform, or non-football injury list. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (1) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Fry Elliott Fry
(Covid-19)
K $36,666 - - - - - - - $36,666 0.02
NFI: $36,666 $36,666 - - - - - - - $36,666 0.02


2021 Practice Squad

Cap breakdowns for players currently on a team's practice squad. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (7) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Gaillard Lamont Gaillard G $147,200 - - - - - - - $147,200 0.08
Holyfield Elijah Holyfield RB $119,600 - - - - - - - $119,600 0.06
Williams Pooka Williams RB $46,000 - - - - - - - $46,000 0.02
Brannon John Brannon CB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Myarick Chris Myarick TE $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Washington Scotty Washington WR $18,400 - - - - - - - - 0.00
Calitro Austin Calitro ILB - - - - - - - - - 0.00
Practice Squad: $331,200 $349,600 - - - - - - - $331,200 0.17


2021 Dead Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (53) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Atkins Geno Atkins DT - $5,200,000 - - - - - - $5,200,000 2.66
Su'a-Filo Xavier Su'a-Filo G $2,500,000 $333,333 $70,588 - $200,000 - - - $3,103,921 1.59
Dunlap Carlos Dunlap DE - $2,250,000 - - - - - - $2,250,000 1.15
Price Billy Price G - $1,649,546 - - - - - - $1,649,546 0.85
Hart Bobby Hart RT - $1,000,000 - - - - - - $1,000,000 0.51
Bernard Giovani Bernard RB - $666,668 - - - - - - $666,668 0.34
Daniels Mike Daniels DT $283,722 $200,000 - - - - - - $483,722 0.25
Finley Ryan Finley QB - $394,828 - - - - - - $394,828 0.20
Taylor Trent Taylor WR $349,333 - - - - - - - $349,333 0.18
Wren Renell Wren DT $156,400 $170,649 - - - - - - $327,049 0.17
Hodge Darius Hodge LB $293,328 $8,333 - - - - - - $301,661 0.15
McCloud Nick McCloud CB $293,328 - - - - - - - $293,328 0.15
Spence Noah Spence DE $279,000 - - - - - - - $279,000 0.14
Williams Trayveon Williams RB $182,555 $45,496 - - - - - - $228,051 0.12
Sutherland Keaton Sutherland C $194,422 - - - - - - - $194,422 0.10
Henderson Trayvon Henderson S $194,422 - - - - - - - $194,422 0.10
Jones Keandre Jones LB $192,932 - - - - - - - $192,932 0.10
Schreck Mason Schreck TE $191,111 - - - - - - - $191,111 0.10
Browning Jake Browning QB $190,533 - - - - - - - $190,533 0.10
Williams Pooka Williams RB $147,066 $6,666 - - - - - - $153,732 0.08
Moss Thaddeus Moss TE $144,533 - - - - - - - $144,533 0.07
Calitro Austin Calitro ILB $144,222 - - - - - - - $144,222 0.07
Hill Holton Hill CB $140,000 - - - - - - - $140,000 0.07
Bachie Joe Bachie LB $132,666 - - - - - - - $132,666 0.07
Davis Sean Davis FS $124,000 - - - - - - - $124,000 0.06
Jordan Michael Jordan G - $122,098 - - - - - - $122,098 0.06
Thomas Michael Thomas FS $70,000 - - - - - - - $70,000 0.04
Anderson Rodney Anderson RB - $63,678 - - - - - - $63,678 0.03
Brannon John Brannon CB $61,733 - - - - - - - $61,733 0.03
Brown Tony Brown CB $56,000 - - - - - - - $56,000 0.03
Chrisman Drue Chrisman P $46,000 $2,500 - - - - - - $48,500 0.02
Godsil Dan Godsil LS $27,482 - - - - - - - $27,482 0.01
Lewis Donnie Lewis CB $23,056 - - - - - - - $23,056 0.01
Rose Winston Rose CB $9,200 $10,000 - - - - - - $19,200 0.01
Holba Colin Holba LS $18,400 - - - - - - - $18,400 0.01
Patrick Jacques Patrick RB $18,400 - - - - - - - $18,400 0.01
Irwin Trenton Irwin WR $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Scales Tegray Scales LB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Phillips Antonio Phillips CB - $8,333 - - - - - - $8,333 0.00
Clark Tyler Clark DT - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Futrell Kendall Futrell LB - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Wells Pro Wells TE - $5,000 - - - - - - $5,000 0.00
Dishon Trey Dishon DT - $4,000 - - - - - - $4,000 0.00
Cordasco Clay Cordasco T - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Knipfel Josh Knipfel T - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Spears Jr. Marcel Spears Jr. LB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Washington Scotty Washington WR - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Whaley Devwah Whaley RB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Dugas O’Shea Dugas T - $1,833 - - - - - - $1,833 0.00
Dolegala Jacob Dolegala QB - $1,667 - - - - - - $1,667 0.00
Swann Isaiah Swann CB - $1,334 - - - - - - $1,334 0.00
Wilcox Mitchell Wilcox TE - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Lees Riley Lees WR - $500 - - - - - - $500 0.00
Dead: $18,929,965 $6,482,244 $12,177,133 $70,588 - $200,000 - - - $18,929,965 9.70


2021 Cap Totals

Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Incentives Cap Total
2021 NFL Salary Cap $182,500,000
2020 Rollover Cap $10,792,275
Adjustment $1,846,000
Adjusted Salary Cap $195,138,275
All Contracts $87,035,234 $42,318,434 $22,441,172 - $2,000,000 $750,000 $500,000 $154,339,838
Injured Reserve Money $8,754,863 $8,555,379 $478,677 - - - - $17,648,918
Reserve/Non-Football Injury Money $36,666 - - - - - - $36,666
Dead Money $6,482,244 $12,177,133 $70,588 - $200,000 - - $18,929,965
Practice Squad $349,600 - - - - - - $331,200
Total $102,658,607 $63,050,946 $22,990,437 - $2,200,000 $750,000 $500,000 $191,286,587
Cap Space $3,851,688