Cincinnati Bengals Salary Cap & Contracts 2026

The Cincinnati Bengals have $18.3M in salary cap space for 2026, with $11.2M in dead money and $302.7M in total commitments.

Highest-Paid Players

Player	2026 Cap Hit
Joe Burrow	$37.6M
Orlando Brown Jr.	$32.9M
Tee Higgins	$26.6M
Ja'Marr Chase	$26.1M
Dexter Lawrence	$25.3M

Potential Cap Casualties

• Tedarrell Slaton (IDL) - $6.4M in savings (Likely)

Upcoming Free Agents

• Trey Hendrickson (EDGE), Age 32
• Orlando Brown Jr. (LT), Age 30
• Joseph Ossai (EDGE), Age 26
• Geno Stone (S), Age 27
• Joe Flacco (QB), Age 41

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