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Howard Cross III

Cincinnati Bengals
Pos IDL
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$1.0M
APY
$1.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$20K
Years on Deal
1
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$6.1M/yr
underpaid by $5.0M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $24M total · range $1.8M to $13.4M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Roy Robertson-HarrisJAX · signed 2021
3 yr · $7.8M/yr
35
Grover StewartIND · signed 2020
3 yr · $10.3M/yr
37
Derrick NnadiKC · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.8M/yr
41
Taylor StallworthKC · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
42
Nathan ShepherdNYJ · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
44
Kemoko TuraySF · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.7M/yr
36

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$1.0M$1.0M$0$0$0
2026$1.0M$1.0M$0$0$1.0M

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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