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.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $191,177,506 | $159,765,259 | $116,498,478 | $60,006,392 | ||
| Signed Players | 88 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 2 | |
| Quarterbacks | $11,045,031 | $9,870,037 | $11,515,044 | |||
| Running Backs | $12,512,884 | $16,010,384 | $14,779,889 | $14,231,427 | ||
| Fullbacks | ||||||
| Wide Receivers | $22,943,916 | $20,299,088 | $22,409,835 | $9,806,250 | ||
| Tight Ends | $11,376,521 | $4,302,003 | $1,885,000 | |||
| Offensive Line | $32,734,468 | $26,484,095 | $6,112,699 | $4,653,362 | ||
| Defensive Line | $43,831,942 | $33,213,997 | $35,488,348 | $21,072,229 | ||
| Linebackers | $8,082,966 | $6,636,394 | $6,190,901 | $1,652,196 | ||
| Secondary | $44,191,350 | $40,245,833 | $16,148,334 | $7,450,000 | ||
| Special Teams | $4,458,428 | $2,703,428 | $1,968,428 | $1,140,928 | ||
| Injured Reserve | ||||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Dead | $9,652,161 |
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. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | QB | $8,225,031 | $9,870,037 | $11,515,044 | - | UFA |
| Brandon Allen | QB | $1,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Eric Dungey | QB | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Kyle Shurmur | QB | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Running Backs | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | RB | $8,137,500 | $11,450,000 | $12,850,000 | $13,133,205 | UFA |
| Samaje Perine | RB | $1,450,000 | $1,850,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Trayveon Williams | RB | $895,496 | $1,010,496 | UFA | - | - |
| Chris Evans | RB | $703,222 | $868,222 | $983,222 | $1,098,222 | UFA |
| Pooka Williams | RB | $666,666 | $831,666 | $946,667 | RFA | - |
| Jacques Patrick | RB | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Wide Receivers | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Boyd | WR | $9,820,575 | $10,100,000 | $10,300,000 | UFA | - | |
| Ja'Marr Chase | WR | $5,603,571 | $7,004,464 | $8,405,357 | $9,806,250 | - | |
| Tee Higgins | WR | $1,974,270 | $2,369,124 | $2,763,978 | UFA | - | |
| Auden Tate | WR | $920,000 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Trent Taylor | WR | $920,000 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Mike Thomas | WR | $875,000 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Stanley Morgan | WR | $850,000 | RFA | - | - | - | |
| Riley Lees | WR | $660,500 | $825,500 | $940,500 | RFA | - | |
| Trenton Irwin | WR | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - | |
| Scotty Washington | WR | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - | |
| Reece Horn | WR | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Alex Erickson | WR | UFA |
| Tight Ends | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Uzomah | TE | $6,309,804 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Drew Sample | TE | $1,501,717 | $1,752,003 | UFA | - | - |
| Mason Schreck | TE | $920,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Pro Wells | TE | $665,000 | $830,000 | $945,000 | RFA | - |
| Thaddeus Moss | TE | $660,000 | $895,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Cheyenne O’Grady | TE | $660,000 | $825,000 | $940,000 | RFA | - |
| Mitchell Wilcox | TE | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Offensive Line | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Hopkins | C | $6,551,470 | $7,325,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Jonah Williams | LT | $4,808,227 | $5,609,598 | - | UFA | - |
| Riley Reiff | LT | $4,714,705 | $2,750,000 | - | - | - |
| Billy Price | C | $3,726,704 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Xavier Su'a-Filo | G | $3,233,333 | $3,433,334 | UFA | - | - |
| Jackson Carman | T | $1,354,536 | $1,693,170 | $2,031,804 | $2,370,438 | UFA |
| Quinton Spain | G | $987,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Michael Jordan | G | $972,098 | $1,087,098 | UFA | - | - |
| Lamont Gaillard | G | $850,000 | $965,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Fred Johnson | LT | $850,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Isaiah Prince | T | $850,000 | $850,000 | $965,000 | UFA | - |
| Keaton Sutherland | C | $850,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Hakeem Adeniji | LT | $832,971 | $947,971 | $1,062,971 | UFA | - |
| D'ante Smith | T | $784,836 | $949,836 | $1,064,836 | $1,179,836 | UFA |
| Trey Hill | C | $708,088 | $873,088 | $988,088 | $1,103,088 | UFA |
| Gunnar Vogel | T | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Defensive Line | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Reader | DT | $13,562,500 | $13,712,500 | $15,662,500 | UFA | - | |
| Trey Hendrickson | DE | $12,476,470 | $14,500,000 | $15,500,000 | $17,500,000 | UFA | |
| Larry Ogunjobi | DT | $6,176,470 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Sam Hubbard | DE | $2,415,300 | - | - | - | - | |
| Mike Daniels | DT | $1,464,705 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Josh Tupou | DT | $1,120,000 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Renell Wren | DT | $950,649 | $1,135,649 | UFA | - | - | |
| Khalid Kareem | DE | $868,619 | $983,619 | $1,098,619 | UFA | - | |
| Cameron Sample | DT | $857,036 | $1,022,036 | $1,137,036 | $1,252,036 | UFA | |
| Reginald McKenzie | DT | $850,000 | RFA | - | - | - | |
| Tyler Shelvin | DT | $844,141 | $1,009,141 | $1,124,141 | $1,239,141 | UFA | |
| Freedom Akinmoladun | DE | $780,000 | ERFA | - | - | - | |
| Amani Bledsoe | DE | $780,000 | ERFA | - | - | - | |
| Wyatt Hubert | DE | $686,052 | $851,052 | $966,052 | $1,081,052 | UFA | |
| Geno Atkins | DT | UFA | |||||
| Margus Hunt | DE | UFA |
| Linebackers | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germaine Pratt | OLB | $1,126,221 | $1,251,321 | UFA | - | - | |
| Logan Wilson | OLB | $1,123,998 | $1,348,798 | $1,573,597 | UFA | - | |
| Jordan Evans | OLB | $987,500 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | OLB | $984,378 | $1,099,378 | $1,214,378 | UFA | - | |
| Joseph Ossai | LB | $944,112 | $1,180,140 | $1,416,168 | $1,652,196 | UFA | |
| Markus Bailey | OLB | $808,424 | $923,424 | $1,038,424 | UFA | - | |
| Joe Bachie | LB | $780,000 | ERFA | - | - | - | |
| Darius Hodge | LB | $668,333 | $833,333 | $948,334 | RFA | - | |
| Keandre Jones | LB | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - | |
| Josh Bynes | ILB | UFA |
| Secondary | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Waynes | CB | $15,800,000 | $16,000,000 | UFA | - | - | |
| Vonn Bell | FS | $5,500,000 | $7,500,000 | UFA | - | - | |
| Mike Hilton | CB | $5,352,941 | $5,000,000 | $6,050,000 | $7,450,000 | UFA | |
| Chidobe Awuzie | CB | $4,038,235 | $8,350,000 | $9,150,000 | UFA | - | |
| Jessie Bates III | FS | $2,862,604 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Brandon Wilson | S | $1,562,500 | $2,562,500 | UFA | - | - | |
| Ricardo Allen | FS | $1,460,584 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Eli Apple | CB | $1,111,764 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Darius Phillips | CB | $974,389 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Tony Brown | CB | $920,000 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Davis | CB | $920,000 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Kavon Frazier | S | $850,000 | UFA | - | - | - | |
| Trayvon Henderson | S | $850,000 | RFA | - | - | - | |
| Antonio Phillips | CB | $668,333 | $833,333 | $948,334 | RFA | - | |
| Donnie Lewis | CB | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - | |
| Winston Rose | CB | $660,000 | ERFA | - | - | - | |
| LeShaun Sims | CB | UFA |
| Special Teams | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Huber | P | $1,212,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Clark Harris | LS | $987,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Austin Seibert | K | $850,000 | $965,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Evan McPherson | K | $745,928 | $910,928 | $1,025,928 | $1,140,928 | UFA |
| Drue Chrisman | P | $662,500 | $827,500 | $942,500 | RFA | - |
Dead Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Atkins | DT | $5,200,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Carlos Dunlap | DE | $2,250,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Bobby Hart | RT | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Giovani Bernard | RB | $666,668 | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Finley | QB | $394,828 | - | - | - | - |
| Rodney Anderson | RB | $63,678 | - | - | - | - |
| Dan Godsil | LS | $27,482 | - | - | - | - |
| Winston Rose | CB | $10,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler Clark | DT | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Kendall Futrell | LB | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Trey Dishon | DT | $4,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Clay Cordasco | T | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Knipfel | T | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Marcel Spears Jr. | LB | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Scotty Washington | WR | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Devwah Whaley | RB | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| O’Shea Dugas | T | $1,833 | - | - | - | - |
| Jacob Dolegala | QB | $1,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Isaiah Swann | CB | $1,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Wilcox | TE | $667 | - | - | - | - |
Bengals 2021 Cap Totals
- Active Contracts: $190,510,840
- Top 51 Contracts: $175,133,001
- Dead Cap: $9,652,161
- 2020 Rollover: $10,792,275
- Total (All): $200,829,667
- Total (Top 51+Pool): $214,061,189
- Total (Top 51): $175,133,001
- Est. Cap Space (All): $-5,691,392
- Est. Cap Space (Top 51+Pool): $-18,922,914
- Est. Cap Space (Top 51): $20,005,274
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Guaranteed $ Remaining
- Joe Burrow (QB) $11,700,037
- Ja'Marr Chase (WR) $11,045,357
- Jonah Williams (LT) $4,996,855
- Tee Higgins (WR) $2,004,854
- Jackson Carman (T) $998,634
Most Dead Cap
- Ja'Marr Chase (WR) $30,819,641
- Joe Burrow (QB) $29,610,112
- D.J. Reader (DT) $17,187,500
- Trey Hendrickson (DE) $16,000,000
- Trae Waynes (CB) $12,000,000
Most Earnings
- Riley Reiff (LT) $69,648,637
- Trae Waynes (CB) $52,861,722
- Mike Daniels (DT) $47,011,686
- D.J. Reader (DT) $35,784,968
- Tyler Boyd (WR) $29,716,398
Top Bengals Contracts
- Trey Hendrickson (DE) $60,000,000
- D.J. Reader (DT) $53,000,000
- Joe Mixon (RB) $48,000,000
- Tyler Boyd (WR) $43,000,000
- Trae Waynes (CB) $42,000,000
Transactions
Jul 27 2021
Gunnar Vogel, T
Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
Jul 26 2021
Reece Horn, WR
Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
Jul 25 2021
Sam Hubbard, DE
Signed a 4 year $40 million contract extension with Cincinnati (CIN)
Jul 22 2021
Lamont Gaillard, G
Claimed off waivers by Cincinnati (CIN)
Jun 2 2021
Joseph Ossai, LB
Signed a 4 year $5.19 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
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