The Cincinnati Bengals are often rightfully praised for the way the front office manages the salary cap.
It’s a fair reputation for the team to have given team-friendly contracts, constant flexibility, well-structured deals and the club’s ability to constantly roll space to the next year if necessary.
One of the big benefits of playing the salary cap game the way the Bengals do is by rarely taking notable dead-cap hits.
In fact, per Over The Cap, the Bengals rank last in cap space eaten by dead money this year at less than $1 million. That’s a stunning feat for a contender and a far cry from first place, where Tampa Bay has $75 million in dead cap.
Here’s a quick look at the handful of players costing the Bengals a little dead cap.
DT Tyler Shelvin
Cap hit: $368,282
DE Khalid Kareem
Cap hit: $88,619
DE Wyatt Hubert
Cap hit: $78,156
DT Tariqious Tisdale
Cap hit: $13,334
WR Jaivon Heiligh
Cap hit: $11,667
T Devin Cochran
Cap hit: $10,000
LB Clarence Hicks
Cap hit: $10,000
WR Kwamie Lassiter
Cap hit: $10,000
LB Carson Wells
Cap hit: $6,667
LS Cal Adomitis
Cap hit: $6,000
TE Justin Rigg
Cap hit: $5,000
CB Delonte Hood
Cap hit: $2,667
WR Kendric Pryor
Cap hit: $2,000
CB Brendan Radley-Hiles
Cap hit: $2,000
RB Shermari Jones
Cap hit: $1,667
G Desmond Noel
Cap hit: $1,667
CB Allan George
Cap hit: $667
WR Jack Sorenson
Cap hit: $667
