Now that the offseason is officially here, it’s time to start looking forward for every team, and PFF took a look at which of them are set up best for the future for free agency with a lot of cap space.
The Cincinnati Bengals were fifth on that list with $59.4 million in cap space and a lot of talent already on the roster to build around. Here’s what Gordon McGuinness had to say about where they stand currently.
While the Bengals have quarterback Joe Burrow on a long-term contract extension, his $29.7 million cap number in 2024 doesn’t prohibit them from being aggressive this offseason. They do, however, have a contract extension for wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase on the horizon, so any free agency swings may need to be short-term moves.
This cap space could allow Cincinnati to bring back interior defender D.J. Reader and wide receiver Tee Higgins in an attempt to make another run at the Super Bowl.
Bringing back Higgins and Reader like he says would be good use of that cap space since it’s already known they can have a big impact on this team, but there are also other ways they could go with their spending as well.
The Bengals have shown recently that they aren’t afraid to spend since they already have a talented roster so that money will be going somewhere, it will just be a waiting game to see who will be in Cincinnati next season from free agency.
