The Cincinnati Bengals are often rightfully praised for the way the front office manages the salary cap.
It’s a fair reputation for the team to have given team-friendly contracts, constant flexibility, well-structured deals and the club’s ability to constantly roll space to the next year if necessary.
One of the big benefits of playing the salary cap game the way the Bengals do is by rarely taking notable dead-cap hits.
In fact, per Over The Cap, the Bengals rank last in cap space eaten by dead money this year at less than $1 million. That’s a stunning feat for a contender and a far cry from first place, where Tampa Bay has $75 million in dead cap.
Here’s a quick look at the handful of players costing the Bengals a little dead cap.