The Cincinnati Bengals will have major decisions to make this upcoming offseason, not the least of which includes what to do with wide receiver Tee Higgins. The good news is the Bengals do enter the offseason with a healthy amount of cap space.
According to Over the Cap, the Bengals currently have about $47.6 million in salary cap. That ranks 11th in the league. The New England Patriots lead the way with an incredible $120.5 million cap space. The New Orleans Saints, as they tend to be, sit at the bottom as they are currently about $52.3 million over the cap. Over the Cap is currently projecting the salary cap to be $272.5 million for next season.
This is with quarterback Joe Burrow set to count $46.25 million against the cap. The Bengals could very well restructure his contract to make most of his $25.25 million base salary for 2025 into a signing bonus and free up space that way.
Wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is due for an extension as well, which would also ease up his current cap number of $21.816 million.
Those are just two ways the Bengals can add to their already solid amount of cap space. With the task of revamping the defense and trying to keep Higgins, the Bengals can use all the cap space they can get as they hope to remain in a championship window after missing the postseason for a second straight season.
