Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals Multi-Year Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Cincinnati Bengals, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
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Salary Cap Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $191,118,634 | $132,513,692 | $98,884,256 | $25,962,500 | ||
| Signed Players | 84 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 1 | |
| Quarterbacks | $1,549,080 | $1,899,082 | $1,162,414 | |||
| Running Backs | $9,909,816 | $8,035,669 | $3,729,002 | |||
| Fullbacks | ||||||
| Wide Receivers | $38,109,290 | $10,631,666 | $10,996,667 | $10,300,000 | ||
| Tight Ends | $11,913,097 | $8,615,384 | $2,647,337 | |||
| Offensive Line | $27,827,267 | $29,330,528 | $20,213,364 | |||
| Defensive Line | $45,625,682 | $46,454,115 | $33,591,817 | $15,662,500 | ||
| Linebackers | $5,383,570 | $1,907,887 | $2,147,988 | |||
| Secondary | $44,135,832 | $25,639,361 | $24,395,667 | |||
| Special Teams | $6,665,000 | |||||
| Injured Reserve | ||||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Dead | $9,374,988 |
Roster Cap Figures
Current & future salary cap figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Bengals Salary Cap Table
| Quarterbacks | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Finley | QB | $872,414 | $1,047,414 | $1,162,414 | UFA | - |
| Jacob Dolegala | QB | $676,666 | $851,668 | RFA | - | - |
| Joe Burrow | QB | - | - | - | - | - |
| Running Backs | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani Bernard | RB | $4,766,666 | $4,766,668 | UFA | - | - |
| Joe Mixon | RB | $1,734,149 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Samaje Perine | RB | $825,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Trayveon Williams | RB | $720,496 | $895,496 | $1,010,496 | UFA | - |
| Rodney Anderson | RB | $641,839 | $811,839 | $926,839 | UFA | - |
| Devwah Whaley | RB | $611,666 | $781,666 | $896,667 | RFA | - |
| Jacques Patrick | RB | $610,000 | $780,000 | $895,000 | RFA | - |
| Wide Receivers | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | WR | $17,865,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Tyler Boyd | WR | $8,050,000 | $9,850,000 | $10,100,000 | $10,300,000 | UFA |
| John Ross | WR | $5,445,956 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Alex Erickson | WR | $1,966,668 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Mike Thomas | WR | $850,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Auden Tate | WR | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Stanley Morgan | WR | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Damion Willis | WR | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Scotty Washington | WR | $611,666 | $781,666 | $896,667 | RFA | - |
| Trenton Irwin | WR | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| DaMarkus Lodge | WR | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Tee Higgins | WR | - | - | - | - | UFA |
| Tight Ends | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Uzomah | TE | $5,883,333 | $6,333,334 | UFA | - | - |
| Cethan Carter | TE | $2,133,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Drew Sample | TE | $1,251,431 | $1,501,717 | $1,752,003 | UFA | - |
| Mason Schreck | TE | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Jordan Franks | TE | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Wilcox | TE | $610,333 | $780,333 | $895,334 | RFA | - |
| Moritz Boehringer | TE | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Offensive Line | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hart | RT | $6,850,000 | $5,900,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Trey Hopkins | C | $5,575,000 | $6,575,000 | $7,325,000 | UFA | - |
| Jonah Williams | LT | $4,006,856 | $4,808,227 | $5,609,598 | - | UFA |
| Billy Price | C | $3,194,315 | $3,726,704 | - | UFA | - |
| Alex Redmond | G | $2,133,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Xavier Su'a-Filo | G | $2,020,833 | $3,233,333 | $3,433,334 | UFA | - |
| Michael Jordan | G | $797,098 | $972,098 | $1,087,098 | UFA | - |
| O’Shea Dugas | G | $676,833 | $851,834 | RFA | - | - |
| Fred Johnson | LT | $675,000 | $850,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Isaiah Prince | RT | $675,000 | $850,000 | $965,000 | UFA | - |
| Clay Cordasco | G | $611,666 | $781,666 | $896,667 | RFA | - |
| Josh Knipfel | RT | $611,666 | $781,666 | $896,667 | RFA | - |
| Hakeem Adeniji | LT | - | - | - | - | UFA |
| Defensive Line | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Atkins | DT | $14,200,000 | $14,800,000 | $16,050,000 | UFA | - |
| Carlos Dunlap | DE | $10,987,500 | $13,500,000 | UFA | - | - |
| D.J. Reader | DT | $10,062,500 | $13,562,500 | $13,712,500 | $15,662,500 | UFA |
| Carl Lawson | DE | $2,296,155 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Josh Tupou | DT | $2,133,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Sam Hubbard | DE | $982,300 | $1,222,300 | UFA | - | - |
| Ryan Glasgow | DT | $929,912 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Renell Wren | DT | $845,649 | $1,020,649 | $1,135,649 | UFA | - |
| Freedom Akinmoladun | DE | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Andrew Brown | DE | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Tyler Clark | DT | $613,333 | $783,333 | $898,334 | RFA | - |
| Kendall Futrell | DE | $613,333 | $783,333 | $898,334 | RFA | - |
| Trey Dishon | DT | $612,000 | $782,000 | $897,000 | RFA | - |
| Khalid Kareem | DE | - | - | - | - | UFA |
| Linebackers | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bynes | ILB | $1,600,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Germaine Pratt | OLB | $947,776 | $1,126,221 | $1,251,321 | UFA | - |
| Jordan Evans | ILB | $864,128 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Austin Calitro | ILB | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Marcel Spears Jr. | OLB | $611,666 | $781,666 | $896,667 | RFA | - |
| Brady Sheldon | OLB | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Markus Bailey | OLB | - | - | - | - | UFA |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | OLB | - | - | - | - | UFA |
| Logan Wilson | OLB | - | - | - | - | UFA |
| Secondary | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Waynes | CB | $10,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | UFA | - |
| William Jackson | CB | $9,954,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Vonn Bell | FS | $5,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $7,500,000 | UFA | - |
| Shawn Williams | SS | $4,885,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Mackensie Alexander | CB | $3,953,125 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Brandon Wilson | CB | $2,133,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| LeShaun Sims | CB | $1,681,250 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jessie Bates III | FS | $1,349,403 | $1,574,306 | UFA | - | - |
| Torry McTyer | CB | $875,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Greg Mabin | CB | $825,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Darius Phillips | CB | $804,388 | $974,389 | UFA | - | - |
| Tony Brown | CB | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Trayvon Henderson | SS | $675,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Winston Rose | CB | $640,000 | $810,000 | ERFA | - | - |
| Isaiah Swann | CB | $610,666 | $780,666 | $895,667 | RFA | - |
| Special Teams | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Huber | P | $3,050,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Randy Bullock | K | $1,875,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Clark Harris | LS | $1,130,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Dan Godsil | LS | $610,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
Dead Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Jefferson | OLB | $461,864 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Willis | DE | $226,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Malone | WR | $148,382 | - | - | - | - |
| Davontae Harris | CB | $144,287 | - | - | - | - |
| Deshaun Davis | LB | $95,517 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Brown | CB | $75,567 | - | - | - | - |
| Rod Taylor | G | $34,534 | - | - | - | - |
| Mason Schreck | TE | $16,068 | - | - | - | - |
| Damion Willis | WR | $10,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Curtis Akins | LB | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Stanley Morgan | WR | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Keaton Sutherland | T | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Chesley | CB | $4,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Trayvon Henderson | S | $2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tyree Kinnel | S | $2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Ellis | RB | $1,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | CB | $2,800,000 | - | - | - | - |
| John Miller | G | $2,666,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Preston Brown | ILB | $1,666,667 | - | - | - | - |
| B.W. Webb | CB | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - |
Bengals 2020 Cap Totals
- Active Contracts: $191,118,634
- Top 51 Contracts: $184,113,622
- Dead Cap: $9,374,988
- 2019 Rollover: $10,247,093
- Total (All): $200,493,622
- Total (Top 51+Pool): $212,366,653
- Total (Top 51): $184,113,622
- Est. Cap Space (All): $7,953,471
- Est. Cap Space (Top 51+Pool): $-3,919,560
- Est. Cap Space (Top 51): $24,333,471
Calculated Market Values
- view Andy Dalton ($25.0M)
- view A.J. Green ($9.1M)
- view Joe Mixon ($6.7M)
- view William Jackson ($6.3M)
- view John Ross ($4.2M)
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Guaranteed $ Remaining
- William Jackson (CB) $9,954,000
- Jonah Williams (LT) $6,293,226
- Tyler Boyd (WR) $4,200,000
- John Ross (WR) $2,798,981
- Billy Price (C) $1,544,772
Most Dead Cap
- D.J. Reader (DT) $20,250,000
- Trae Waynes (CB) $15,000,000
- Jonah Williams (LT) $14,424,681
- Tyler Boyd (WR) $11,800,000
- William Jackson (CB) $9,954,000
Most Earnings
- A.J. Green (WR) $107,729,098
- Geno Atkins (DT) $96,094,741
- Carlos Dunlap (DE) $72,430,209
- Trae Waynes (CB) $42,061,722
- D.J. Reader (DT) $26,269,380
Top Bengals Contracts
- Geno Atkins (DT) $65,200,000
- D.J. Reader (DT) $53,000,000
- Tyler Boyd (WR) $43,000,000
- Trae Waynes (CB) $42,000,000
- Carlos Dunlap (DE) $40,650,000
Transactions
Apr 30 2020
Andy Dalton, QB
Released by Cincinnati (CIN)
Apr 29 2020
Tyler Clark, DT
Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
Apr 29 2020
Trey Dishon, DT
Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
Apr 29 2020
Clay Cordasco, T
Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
Apr 29 2020
Devwah Whaley, RB
Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
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