Bengals report unused salary cap rollover amount for 2023
The Cincinnati Bengals Enter the playoffs with the highest projected salary cap in 2023.
A large part of that is due the unutilized annual cap rollingover. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Bengals have declared roughly $2.5 million in rollover money.
Simply put, the Bengals will have that amount added to the salary cap for 2023 to get an adjusted cap number.
For the Bengals, it’s a smaller number than usual. Last year was $5.2 million and we’ve seen upwards of near $10 million in the past. The team is spending, and has made other shifts such as deemphasizing compensatory choices while competing.
Spotrac Already accounting for this rollover amount, has projected the Bengals to have $48.4 millions in free cap space, fourth highest in the NFL.
That number doesn’t project to change much and the Bengals will need every penny with key free agents like Jessie Bates and Germaine Pratt, plus the idea of getting a Joe Burrow extension done.
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