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Cincinnati Bengals 2025 Cap Table
The Cincinnati Bengals 2025 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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Total Cap Allocations
$276,850,042 / 20th
Cap Space
$10,501,729 / 16th
Reserve Lists
$37,707,449 / 17th
Dead Cap
$20,747,982 / 30th
2025 Active Roster Cap
| Player (53) | Pos | Age | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | Dead Cap | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus Proration | Per Game Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restructure Proration | Incentives Likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrow Joe Burrow | QB | 29 | $46,004,509 | 16.48% | ($102,254,509) | $25,250,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $12,749,784 | $4,725 | - | - |
| Higgins Tee Higgins | WR | 26 | $24,414,706 | 8.74% | ($30,100,000) | $13,800,000 | - | $1,764,706 | $5,000,000 | - | $100,000 | $3,750,000 | - |
| Chase Ja'Marr Chase | WR | 25 | $23,121,667 | 8.28% | ($72,900,000) | $7,621,667 | - | $1,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | $100,000 | $4,400,000 | - |
| Brown Jr. Orlando Brown Jr. | LT | 29 | $15,298,000 | 5.48% | ($15,925,000) | $6,400,000 | $7,775,000 | $748,000 | - | - | $375,000 | - | - |
| Hill B.J. Hill | DL | 30 | $8,666,667 | 3.10% | ($11,100,000) | $4,550,000 | $3,666,667 | $350,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - |
| Gesicki Mike Gesicki | TE | 30 | $7,666,666 | 2.75% | ($6,600,000) | $5,400,000 | $2,166,667 | - | - | - | $100,000 | - | - |
| Karras Ted Karras | C | 32 | $6,800,000 | 2.44% | ($2,600,000) | $4,200,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $500,000 | - |
| Ossai Joseph Ossai | ED | 25 | $6,500,000 | 2.33% | ($3,100,000) | $2,900,000 | $3,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - |
| Stone Geno Stone | S | 26 | $6,400,000 | 2.29% | ($3,100,000) | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $300,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $1,500,000 | - |
| Slaton Tedarrell Slaton | DL | 28 | $5,440,000 | 1.95% | ($5,100,000) | $2,500,000 | - | $340,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $2,500,000 | - |
| McPherson Evan McPherson | K | 26 | $4,583,333 | 1.64% | ($6,350,000) | $2,400,000 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $833,333 | $100,000 | - | - |
| Hill Daxton Hill | CB | 25 | $3,720,736 | 1.33% | ($12,987,736) | $2,295,956 | $1,416,275 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Mims Amarius Mims | RT | 23 | $3,502,041 | 1.25% | ($12,585,234) | $960,000 | $1,999,829 | - | $533,707 | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Stewart Shemar Stewart | ED | 22 | $3,452,018 | 1.24% | ($18,972,335) | $840,000 | $2,608,959 | - | - | - | $3,059 | - | - |
| Murphy Myles Murphy | ED | 23 | $3,441,395 | 1.23% | ($7,446,433) | $1,894,297 | $1,538,593 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Sample Drew Sample | TE | 29 | $2,750,000 | 0.99% | ($50,000) | $2,450,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - |
| Fant Noah Fant | TE | 28 | $2,720,588 | 0.97% | ($1,000,000) | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $220,588 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ford Cody Ford | LT | 29 | $2,600,000 | 0.93% | ($1,100,000) | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - |
| Burks Oren Burks | LB | 30 | $2,325,000 | 0.83% | ($850,000) | $1,340,000 | $375,000 | $510,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - |
| Flacco Joe Flacco | QB | 40 | $2,162,272 | 0.77% | ($906,389) | $906,389 | - | $705,883 | $250,000 | - | - | - | $300,000 |
| Patrick Lucas Patrick | G | 32 | $1,766,340 | 0.63% | ($275,000) | $1,297,222 | $200,000 | $194,118 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - |
| Turner D.J. Turner | CB | 25 | $1,688,517 | 0.60% | ($748,521) | $1,310,004 | $370,008 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Knight Jr. Demetrius Knight Jr. | LB | 25 | $1,642,178 | 0.59% | ($7,117,750) | $840,000 | $798,636 | - | - | - | $3,542 | - | - |
| Perine Samaje Perine | RB | 30 | $1,608,190 | 0.58% | ($408,190) | $1,400,000 | - | - | - | - | $8,190 | $200,000 | - |
| Battle Jordan Battle | S | 25 | $1,460,782 | 0.52% | ($444,875) | $1,234,092 | $218,185 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Jackson McKinnley Jackson | DL | 24 | $1,279,134 | 0.46% | ($674,778) | $1,049,378 | $222,511 | - | - | - | $7,245 | - | - |
| Sample Cameron Sample | ED | 26 | $1,225,000 | 0.44% | ($125,000) | $1,100,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | $25,000 | - | - |
| Jones Charlie Jones | WR | 27 | $1,208,199 | 0.43% | ($347,893) | $1,030,000 | $169,694 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Risner Dalton Risner | G | 30 | $1,197,500 | 0.43% | ($167,500) | $1,170,000 | $167,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anderson Tycen Anderson | S | 26 | $1,185,026 | 0.42% | ($85,026) | $1,100,000 | $76,521 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Fairchild Dylan Fairchild | G | 22 | $1,171,029 | 0.42% | ($1,313,490) | $840,000 | $327,487 | - | - | - | $3,542 | - | - |
| Brown Chase Brown | RB | 25 | $1,110,044 | 0.40% | ($151,583) | $1,030,000 | $71,539 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Carter Barrett Carter | LB | 23 | $1,089,071 | 0.39% | ($985,658) | $840,000 | $245,529 | - | - | - | $3,542 | - | - |
| Iosivas Andrei Iosivas | WR | 26 | $1,078,351 | 0.39% | ($88,197) | $1,030,000 | $39,846 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Ivey D.J. Ivey | CB | 25 | $1,058,668 | 0.38% | ($48,831) | $1,030,000 | $20,163 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Newton Josh Newton | CB | 25 | $1,052,824 | 0.38% | ($261,462) | $960,000 | $84,319 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Browning Jake Browning | QB | 29 | $1,037,245 | 0.37% | ($7,245) | $1,030,000 | - | - | - | - | $7,245 | - | - |
| Hudson Tanner Hudson | TE | 31 | $1,035,985 | 0.37% | ($5,985) | $1,255,000 | - | - | - | - | $5,985 | - | - |
| Grandy Cam Grandy | TE | 25 | $980,000 | 0.35% | ($20,000) | $960,000 | - | - | - | - | $20,000 | - | - |
| Rehkow Ryan Rehkow | P | 27 | $968,505 | 0.35% | ($8,505) | $960,000 | - | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Tinsley Mitchell Tinsley | WR | 26 | $968,505 | 0.35% | ($8,505) | $960,000 | - | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Rivers Jalen Rivers | G | 23 | $948,789 | 0.34% | ($424,524) | $840,000 | $105,245 | - | - | - | $3,544 | - | - |
| Brooks Tahj Brooks | RB | 23 | $901,256 | 0.32% | ($234,398) | $840,000 | $57,714 | - | - | - | $3,542 | - | - |
| Jules P.J. Jules | S | 27 | $848,790 | 0.30% | ($8,790) | $840,000 | - | - | - | - | $8,790 | - | - |
| Wagner William Wagner | LS | 25 | $846,875 | 0.30% | ($13,542) | $840,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | $3,542 | - | - |
| Heyward Shaka Heyward | LB | 25 | $820,167 | 0.29% | ($8,505) | $811,663 | - | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Johnson Cedric Johnson | ED | 23 | $805,323 | 0.29% | ($112,296) | $762,221 | $34,597 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Jefferson Jordan Jefferson | DL | 24 | $746,662 | 0.27% | - | $960,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Daijahn Anthony | S | 25 | $701,283 | 0.25% | ($96,843) | $663,332 | $29,446 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Giles-Harris Joe Giles-Harris | LB | 28 | $611,110 | 0.22% | - | $1,100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Foskey Isaiah Foskey | LB | 25 | $400,554 | 0.14% | - | $1,030,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Davis Jalen Davis | CB | 29 | $286,110 | 0.10% | - | $1,170,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Williams Ke’Shawn Williams | WR | 24 | $140,001 | 0.05% | - | $840,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2025 Injured Reserve Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on injured reserve. denotes a player designated to return. All count against the team's cap.
| Player (8) | Pos | Age | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | Dead Cap | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus Proration | Per Game Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restructure Proration | Incentives Likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrickson Trey Hendrickson | ED | 31 | $25,166,668 | 9.01% | ($31,666,668) | $16,000,000 | $2,666,668 | - | - | - | - | $6,500,000 | - |
| Taylor-Britt Cam Taylor-Britt | CB | 26 | $4,041,819 | 1.45% | ($385,819) | $3,656,000 | $377,314 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Volson Cordell Volson | G | 27 | $3,147,725 | 1.13% | ($672) | $1,500,000 | $664,220 | $600,000 | - | - | $8,505 | - | $375,000 |
| Jenkins Kris Jenkins | DL | 24 | $1,794,659 | 0.64% | ($4,059,337) | $1,152,294 | $634,175 | - | - | - | $8,190 | - | - |
| Wilson Marco Wilson | CB | 26 | $1,514,117 | 0.54% | ($200,000) | $1,220,000 | $150,000 | $94,118 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - |
| Lee Matt Lee | C | 24 | $746,718 | 0.27% | ($84,819) | $712,775 | $25,438 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | - |
| Asamoah Brian Asamoah | LB | 25 | $340,277 | 0.12% | - | $1,100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kirkland Jaxson Kirkland | G | 27 | $234,000 | 0.08% | - | $234,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2025 Reserve/PUP Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a physically unable to perform, or non-football injury list. All count against the team's cap.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | Dead Cap | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus Proration | Per Game Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restructure Proration | Incentives Likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Erick All | TE | 25 | $721,466 | 0.26% | ($603,018) | $515,000 | $198,276 | - | - | - | $8,190 | - | - |
2025 Practice Squad Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a team's practice squad. All count against the team's cap.
| Player (16) | Pos | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightwell Gary Brightwell | RB | $315,000 | 0.11% | ||||||||||
| Yeast Russ Yeast | S | $315,000 | 0.11% | ||||||||||
| Coker Andrew Coker | RT | $234,000 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Foster Javon Foster | RT | $234,000 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Lux Bralyn Lux | CB | $234,000 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| McLaughlin Seth McLaughlin | C | $234,000 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Milton Kendall Milton | RB | $234,000 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Moore Jordan Moore | WR | $234,000 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Pryor Kendric Pryor | WR | $208,000 | 0.07% | ||||||||||
| Cross Howard Cross | DL | $169,000 | 0.06% | ||||||||||
| Anderson Liam Anderson | LB | $130,000 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Bayer Jacob Bayer | C | $117,000 | 0.04% | ||||||||||
| Powell-Ryland Antwaun Powell-Ryland | LB | $104,000 | 0.04% | ||||||||||
| Clifford Sean Clifford | QB | $78,000 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Kimber Jalen Kimber | S | $65,000 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Johnson Xavier Johnson | WR | $52,000 | 0.02% |
2025 Dead Money Cap
Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.
| Player (71) | Pos | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Logan Wilson | ILB | $5,995,764 | 2.15% | ||||||||||
| Pratt Germaine Pratt | ILB | $2,333,334 | 0.84% | ||||||||||
| Cappa Alex Cappa | G | $2,250,000 | 0.81% | ||||||||||
| Hubbard Sam Hubbard | DE | $2,000,000 | 0.72% | ||||||||||
| Rankins Sheldon Rankins | DT | $2,000,000 | 0.72% | ||||||||||
| Moss Zack Moss | RB | $1,875,000 | 0.67% | ||||||||||
| Burton Jermaine Burton | WR | $1,036,791 | 0.37% | ||||||||||
| Pennel Mike Pennel | DT | $400,566 | 0.14% | ||||||||||
| Davis Jalen Davis | CB | $306,944 | 0.11% | ||||||||||
| Carter Zach Carter | DT | $218,625 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Foskey Isaiah Foskey | OLB | $218,444 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Clifford Sean Clifford | QB | $213,332 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Rypien Brett Rypien | QB | $171,666 | 0.06% | ||||||||||
| Cross Howard Cross | DT | $168,877 | 0.06% | ||||||||||
| Giles-Harris Joe Giles-Harris | ILB | $152,111 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Lux Bralyn Lux | CB | $146,875 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Brightwell Gary Brightwell | RB | $130,727 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Kirkland Jaxson Kirkland | G | $106,667 | 0.04% | ||||||||||
| Cole Myles Cole | DE | $91,000 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Etienne Caleb Etienne | T | $90,209 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Asamoah Brian Asamoah | ILB | $78,611 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Clifford Sean Clifford | QB | $78,000 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Robbins Brad Robbins | P | $66,668 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Milton Kendall Milton | RB | $61,838 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Pennel Mike Pennel | DT | $57,222 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| McLachlan Tanner McLachlan | TE | $54,269 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| White Mike White | QB | $52,500 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Rypien Brett Rypien | QB | $44,000 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Njongmeta Maema Njongmeta | OLB | $26,000 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Loyal Shaquan Loyal | S | $13,542 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Njongmeta Maema Njongmeta | OLB | $13,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Thomas Isaiah Thomas | DE | $13,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Williams Isaiah Williams | WR | $13,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Robinson Lance Robinson | CB | $10,838 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Moore Jordan Moore | WR | $10,208 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Burgess Cole Burgess | WR | $10,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Casey Aaron Casey | ILB | $10,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Gregory Eric Gregory | DT | $10,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| McNamara Austin McNamara | P | $10,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Coker Andrew Coker | RT | $8,791 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Key Jaylen Key | S | $8,791 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Young Craig Young | OLB | $8,791 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| McLaughlin Seth McLaughlin | C | $8,542 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Owens Rashod Owens | WR | $8,542 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Adomitis Cal Adomitis | LS | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Burgess Cole Burgess | WR | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Cochran Devin Cochran | RT | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Davis Jalen Davis | CB | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Giles-Harris Joe Giles-Harris | ILB | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Johnson III Raymond Johnson III | DE | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Kirkland Jaxson Kirkland | G | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Pryor Kendric Pryor | WR | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Stueber Andrew Stueber | LT | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Williams Isaiah Williams | WR | $8,505 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Maxwell Devonnsha Maxwell | DT | $8,334 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Brooks Nate Brooks | CB | $8,190 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Thomas Isaiah Thomas | DE | $8,190 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Thorne Payton Thorne | QB | $6,875 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Lombardi Rocky Lombardi | QB | $6,667 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Collins Elijah Collins | RB | $5,334 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Cain Noah Cain | RB | $5,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Dowell Michael Dowell | S | $4,667 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Mayes Jamoi Mayes | WR | $4,542 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Conley Quali Conley | RB | $3,875 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Grandy Cam Grandy | TE | $3,334 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Jules P.J. Jules | S | $3,334 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Miller Eric Miller | RT | $3,334 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Taylor Kole Taylor | TE | $3,333 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Mosley Tre Mosley | WR | $2,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Barnett Dante Barnett | DT | $1,666 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Blazek Justin Blazek | DE | $667 | 0.00% |
2025 Cap Totals
| Cap Maximum Summary | ||
| 2025 NFL Salary Cap | $279,200,000 | |
| 2024 Rollover Cap | $5,935,175 | 19th |
| Adjustment | $2,216,596 | 16th |
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $287,351,771 | 16th |
| Active Roster | $215,437,611 | 3rd |
| Injured Reserve | $36,985,983 | 15th |
| Reserve/PUP | $721,466 | 8th |
| Practice Squad | $2,957,000 | 6th |
| Dead Money | $20,747,982 | 30th |
| Total Allocations | $276,850,042 | 20th |
| Cap Space | $10,501,729 | 16th |
2025 Deadlines
| Deadline Date | Player | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/15/2026 | Joe Burrow |
BASE
2027-28 Base — 5th league day of 2026 |
$18,300,000 |
| 3/15/2026 | Ja'Marr Chase |
ROSTER BONUS PER GAME
2026-27 Roster Bonus Per Game — 5th league day of 2026 |
$1,000,000 |
| 3/15/2026 | Ja'Marr Chase |
WORKOUT BONUS
2026-27 Workout Bonus — 5th league day of 2026 |
$100,000 |
| 3/15/2026 | Ja'Marr Chase |
OPTION BONUS
2027-28 Option Bonus — 5th league day of 2026 |
$5,000,000 |
| 3/15/2026 | B.J. Hill |
ROSTER BONUS
2026-27 Roster Bonus — 5th league day of 2026 |
$2,000,000 |
| 3/15/2026 | Tee Higgins |
BASE
2026-27 Base — 5th league day of 2026 |
$10,900,000 |
| 3/15/2026 | Ja'Marr Chase |
BASE
2027-28 Base — 5th league day of 2026 |
$23,900,000 |
| 3/15/2026 | Mike Gesicki |
ROSTER BONUS
2026-27 Roster Bonus — 5th league day of 2026 |
$2,000,000 |
| 3/15/2026 | Samaje Perine |
ROSTER BONUS
2026-27 Roster Bonus — 5th league day of 2026 |
$400,000 |
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