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.
Active Players (61) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trae Waynes | CB | $8,400,000 | $5,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $400,000 | - | - | ($20,800,000) | $15,800,000 | 8.10 | |
D.J. Reader | DT | $4,300,000 | $4,062,500 | $5,000,000 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($21,687,500) | $13,562,500 | 6.95 | |
Trey Hendrickson | DE | $3,800,000 | $2,500,000 | $6,176,471 | - | - | - | - | ($19,800,000) | $12,476,471 | 6.39 | |
Tyler Boyd | WR | $8,000,000 | $1,400,000 | $235,294 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($12,400,000) | $9,835,294 | 5.04 | |
Joe Burrow | QB | $780,000 | $5,970,025 | $1,475,006 | - | - | - | - | ($29,610,112) | $8,225,031 | 4.21 | |
Joe Mixon | RB | $5,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $176,471 | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | - | ($16,200,000) | $8,126,471 | 4.16 | |
Trey Hopkins | C | $4,300,000 | $1,125,000 | $938,235 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($7,500,000) | $6,563,235 | 3.36 | |
C.J. Uzomah | TE | $4,750,000 | $1,083,334 | $23,529 | - | $300,000 | - | - | ($6,133,334) | $6,156,863 | 3.16 | |
Chidobe Awuzie | CB | $1,350,000 | $1,500,000 | $3,188,235 | - | - | - | - | ($8,850,000) | $6,038,235 | 3.09 | |
Ja'Marr Chase | WR | $660,000 | $4,943,571 | - | - | - | - | - | ($30,819,641) | $5,603,571 | 2.87 | |
Vonn Bell | FS | $4,100,000 | $1,000,000 | $188,235 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($6,300,000) | $5,488,235 | 2.81 | |
Mike Hilton | CB | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,352,941 | - | - | - | - | ($8,000,000) | $5,352,941 | 2.74 | |
Jonah Williams | LT | $2,097,742 | $2,710,485 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,417,825) | $4,808,227 | 2.46 | |
Sam Hubbard | DE | $1,000,000 | $2,232,300 | $191,176 | - | - | - | - | ($10,000,000) | $3,423,476 | 1.75 | |
Xavier Su'a-Filo | G | $2,500,000 | $333,333 | $70,588 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($3,366,667) | $3,103,921 | 1.59 | |
Jessie Bates III | FS | $2,433,000 | $419,604 | - | - | - | - | - | ($419,604) | $2,852,604 | 1.46 | |
B.J. Hill | DT | $2,183,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,183,000 | 1.12 | |
Tee Higgins | WR | $1,004,854 | $969,416 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,913,102) | $1,974,270 | 1.01 | |
Tre Flowers | CB | $1,576,614 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,576,614 | 0.81 | |
Drew Sample | TE | $995,572 | $506,145 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,012,290) | $1,501,717 | 0.77 | |
Brandon Allen | QB | $1,200,000 | $300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($300,000) | $1,500,000 | 0.77 | |
Ricardo Allen | FS | $990,000 | $400,000 | $70,584 | - | - | - | - | ($990,000) | $1,460,584 | 0.75 | |
Samaje Perine | RB | $1,100,000 | $350,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,800,000) | $1,450,000 | 0.74 | |
Jackson Carman | G | $660,000 | $694,536 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,776,778) | $1,354,536 | 0.69 | |
Kevin Huber | P | $1,500,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,637,500) | $1,212,500 | 0.62 | |
Clark Harris | LS | $1,075,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,212,500) | $1,212,500 | 0.62 | |
Vernon Hargreaves | CB | $555,560 | - | $141,172 | - | - | - | $500,000 | ($555,560) | $1,196,732 | 0.61 | |
Germaine Pratt | ILB | $863,000 | $263,221 | - | - | - | - | - | ($526,442) | $1,126,221 | 0.58 | |
Logan Wilson | OLB | $834,799 | $289,199 | - | - | - | - | - | ($867,597) | $1,123,998 | 0.58 | |
Josh Tupou | DT | $920,000 | - | $188,235 | - | - | - | - | ($920,000) | $1,108,235 | 0.57 | |
Eli Apple | CB | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,100,000) | $1,100,000 | 0.56 | |
Quinton Spain | G | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,127,500) | $987,500 | 0.51 | |
Jalen Davis | CB | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.47 | |
Mike Thomas | WR | $990,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | - | - | ($990,000) | $875,000 | 0.45 | |
Cameron Sample | DE | $660,000 | $197,036 | - | - | - | - | - | ($788,144) | $857,036 | 0.44 | |
Fred Johnson | RT | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 | |
Stanley Morgan | WR | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 | |
Isaiah Prince | LT | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 | |
Tyler Shelvin | DT | $660,000 | $184,141 | - | - | - | - | - | ($736,564) | $844,141 | 0.43 | |
Markus Bailey | ILB | $780,000 | $28,424 | - | - | - | - | - | ($85,272) | $808,424 | 0.41 | |
Wyatt Ray | DE | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.40 | |
Evan McPherson | K | $660,000 | $85,928 | - | - | - | - | - | ($343,712) | $745,928 | 0.38 | |
Khalid Kareem | DE | $647,774 | $88,619 | - | - | - | - | - | ($265,857) | $736,393 | 0.38 | |
Trey Hill | C | $660,000 | $48,088 | - | - | - | - | - | ($192,352) | $708,088 | 0.36 | |
Chris Evans | RB | $660,000 | $43,222 | - | - | - | - | - | ($172,888) | $703,222 | 0.36 | |
Hakeem Adeniji | LT | $628,886 | $52,971 | - | - | - | - | - | ($158,913) | $681,856 | 0.35 | |
D'ante Smith | G | $537,494 | $124,836 | - | - | - | - | - | ($499,344) | $662,330 | 0.34 | |
Mitchell Wilcox | TE | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 | |
Trenton Irwin | WR | $623,339 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $623,339 | 0.32 | |
Michael Thomas | FS | $477,778 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $477,777 | 0.24 | |
Clay Johnston | ILB | $329,994 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $329,994 | 0.17 | |
Trayveon Williams | RB | $283,332 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $283,332 | 0.15 | |
Austin Calitro | ILB | $153,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $153,333 | 0.08 | |
Keandre Jones | LB | $109,998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $109,998 | 0.06 | |
Mike Daniels | DT | $59,722 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $59,722 | 0.03 | |
Noah Spence | DE | $55,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $55,000 | 0.03 | |
Trent Taylor | WR | $51,111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $51,111 | 0.03 | |
Trayvon Henderson | S | $47,222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $47,222 | 0.02 | |
Keaton Sutherland | C | $47,222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $47,222 | 0.02 | |
Renell Wren | DT | $47,222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $47,222 | 0.02 | |
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 % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Ogunjobi (Foot) |
DT | $1,400,000 | $4,600,000 | $176,471 | - | - | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $6,176,471 | 3.17 | |
Riley Reiff (Ankle) |
RT | $1,700,000 | $2,750,000 | $264,706 | - | - | - | - | ($7,200,000) | $4,714,705 | 2.42 | |
Brandon Wilson (Knee-acl) |
S | $1,000,000 | $562,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,125,000) | $1,562,500 | 0.80 | |
Jordan Evans (Knee-acl) |
OLB | $990,000 | $100,000 | $37,500 | - | - | - | - | ($1,127,500) | $987,500 | 0.51 | |
Akeem Davis-Gaither (Foot) |
OLB | $780,000 | $204,378 | - | - | - | - | - | ($613,134) | $984,378 | 0.50 | |
Darius Phillips (Shoulder) |
CB | $920,000 | $54,389 | - | - | - | - | - | ($54,389) | $974,389 | 0.50 | |
Auden Tate (Calf) |
WR | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.47 | |
Joseph Ossai (Knee) |
LB | $415,000 | $284,112 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,136,448) | $699,112 | 0.36 | |
Joe Bachie (Knee-acl) |
LB | $476,663 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $476,663 | 0.24 | |
Mason Schreck (Undisclosed) |
TE | $98,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $98,000 | 0.05 | |
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 % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 % | |
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Lamont Gaillard | G | $147,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $147,200 | 0.08 | |
Elijah Holyfield | RB | $119,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $119,600 | 0.06 | |
Pooka Williams | RB | $46,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $46,000 | 0.02 | |
John Brannon | CB | $9,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,200 | 0.00 | |
Chris Myarick | TE | $9,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,200 | 0.00 | |
Scotty Washington | WR | $18,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
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 % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geno Atkins | DT | - | $5,200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,200,000 | 2.66 | |
Xavier Su'a-Filo | G | $2,500,000 | $333,333 | $70,588 | - | $200,000 | - | - | - | $3,103,921 | 1.59 | |
Carlos Dunlap | DE | - | $2,250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,250,000 | 1.15 | |
Billy Price | G | - | $1,649,546 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,649,546 | 0.85 | |
Bobby Hart | RT | - | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | 0.51 | |
Giovani Bernard | RB | - | $666,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $666,668 | 0.34 | |
Mike Daniels | DT | $283,722 | $200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $483,722 | 0.25 | |
Ryan Finley | QB | - | $394,828 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $394,828 | 0.20 | |
Trent Taylor | WR | $349,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $349,333 | 0.18 | |
Renell Wren | DT | $156,400 | $170,649 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $327,049 | 0.17 | |
Darius Hodge | LB | $293,328 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $301,661 | 0.15 | |
Nick McCloud | CB | $293,328 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $293,328 | 0.15 | |
Noah Spence | DE | $279,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $279,000 | 0.14 | |
Trayveon Williams | RB | $182,555 | $45,496 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $228,051 | 0.12 | |
Keaton Sutherland | C | $194,422 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $194,422 | 0.10 | |
Trayvon Henderson | S | $194,422 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $194,422 | 0.10 | |
Keandre Jones | LB | $192,932 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $192,932 | 0.10 | |
Mason Schreck | TE | $191,111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $191,111 | 0.10 | |
Jake Browning | QB | $190,533 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $190,533 | 0.10 | |
Pooka Williams | RB | $147,066 | $6,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $153,732 | 0.08 | |
Thaddeus Moss | TE | $144,533 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $144,533 | 0.07 | |
Austin Calitro | ILB | $144,222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $144,222 | 0.07 | |
Holton Hill | CB | $140,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $140,000 | 0.07 | |
Joe Bachie | LB | $132,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $132,666 | 0.07 | |
Sean Davis | FS | $124,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $124,000 | 0.06 | |
Michael Jordan | G | - | $122,098 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $122,098 | 0.06 | |
Michael Thomas | FS | $70,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $70,000 | 0.04 | |
Rodney Anderson | RB | - | $63,678 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $63,678 | 0.03 | |
John Brannon | CB | $61,733 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $61,733 | 0.03 | |
Tony Brown | CB | $56,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $56,000 | 0.03 | |
Drue Chrisman | P | $46,000 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $48,500 | 0.02 | |
Dan Godsil | LS | $27,482 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $27,482 | 0.01 | |
Donnie Lewis | CB | $23,056 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $23,056 | 0.01 | |
Winston Rose | CB | $9,200 | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $19,200 | 0.01 | |
Colin Holba | LS | $18,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $18,400 | 0.01 | |
Jacques Patrick | RB | $18,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $18,400 | 0.01 | |
Trenton Irwin | WR | $9,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,200 | 0.00 | |
Tegray Scales | LB | $9,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,200 | 0.00 | |
Antonio Phillips | CB | - | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,333 | 0.00 | |
Tyler Clark | DT | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 | |
Kendall Futrell | LB | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 | |
Pro Wells | TE | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 | |
Trey Dishon | DT | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 | |
Clay Cordasco | T | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Josh Knipfel | T | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Marcel Spears Jr. | LB | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Scotty Washington | WR | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Devwah Whaley | RB | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
O’Shea Dugas | T | - | $1,833 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,833 | 0.00 | |
Jacob Dolegala | QB | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 | |
Isaiah Swann | CB | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 | |
Mitchell Wilcox | TE | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 | |
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 |