Yesterday, 11:47 PM
(Yesterday, 10:01 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I disagree. If we sign Tee, we gain in cap space in 2025. Same with Chase. Also gain with a Joe restructure.
That is the option the FO has is to push cap to future years. Prior to Gesicki signing, we had 223 million in cap space in 2026 so plenty of cap to absorb and push out of 2025.
Where are you getting your cap numbers from? The Bengals have roughly 130 million in cap space allocated in 2026. This is low because the Bengals currently only have about 28 guys signed beyond the 2025 season. If the salary cap increases another 25-30 million in 2026 like it has the last couple of years, the salary cap for 2026 would be about 310 million giving the Bengals free cap space of about 180 million. If Tee's contract averages 30 million a year and Chase's averages 40 million a year and Hendrickson's averages 30 million a year, that is 100 million off the 180 million cap space for next year. This leaves roughly 80 million the Bengals would have to replace about 30 guys. You cant push out too much of Tee and Chase's money to 2026 because there isnt going to be a lot of cash available considering the number of guys the Bengals will have to replace.
