This year’s NFL salary cap is set for $182.5 million. Over a $15 million decrease from last season due to the economic consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. Many teams across the league are in unfortunate salary cap situations. As for the Cincinnati Bengals? They are in an advantageous position.
According to OverTheCap, the Bengals have $41.3 million in available salary cap space as free agency is set to commence at 4 p.m. ET on March 17 (legal tampering begins 12 p.m. ET on Monday). Enough money for the franchise to actively pursue top-tier free agents.
“This year, we have flexibility, which is a good position to be in.