Cardinals Thrive as Bengals' Fumbles Fail
The Bengals have extra cap space after the NFL made some adjustments.
The Cincinnati Bengals have a little more cap space than projected as the first week of NFL free agency hits the finish line. Thank some unexpected contract news. First, the contract extension with Orlando Brown Jr.
freed up nearly $3 million in space, according to Over The Cap . Brown’s cap hit in 2026 is now roughly $19. 2 million, down from about $21.
998 million. Then there’s the unexpected Joe Burrow contract stuff. The Bengals apparently received a $7 million cap adjustment this week, stemming from a probable Burrow contract insurance payout (which happened for several teams with big quarterback contracts ), plus some other small housekeeping items around incentives and others.
All told, Over The Cap has the Bengals at roughly $33. 9 million in free cap space. One big caveat, though, is the cap hit for new signing Jonathan Allen remains an unknown, so the number could dip by around $8 million.