NFL, Cincinnati Bengals and Salary Cap

No Excuses: What NFL Salary Cap Means for Bengals' Offseason, Chances of Signing Stars
The Bengals have plenty cash and cap to sign their star players and be active in free agency.
The NFL’s salary cap increase may begrudgingly force the Bengals to keep their Super Bowl window open
It means that star receiver Tee Higgins, fresh off another franchise tag, should get the bag he deserves. The same sentiment applies to his electric playmaking teammate Ja’Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson, the NFL’s sack leader in 2024.
Bengals cap space update after NFL gifts Cincy good news
“The NFL today informed teams that the 2025 per-team salary cap will fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million, way up from last year’s $255.4 million. Cap will have increased by more than $53 million over the last two years.”
NFL's Salary Cap Going Up Again, Cincinnati Bengals Have Room to Keep Star Players
The NFL salary cap will fall between $277.5 million to $281.5 million in 2025. That's great news for a team like the Bengals. Cincinnati is hoping to sign Tee Higgins, Trey Hendrickson and Ja'Marr Chase to long-term extensions.
How the new NFL salary cap number affects the Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals now know the new NFL salary cap range. Here's how it affects Tee Higgins, Ja'Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson.
Report: NFL salary cap to rise significantly for second straight season. What it means
The per-team salary cap for each of the 32 teams in the NFL is reportedly expected to rise significantly for the second straight season.
New 2025 NFL salary cap estimate paints a clearer picture of how much the Bengals may spend this offseason
Cash matters way more than cap. The Cincinnati Bengals happen to operate in a way that make both matter on a yearly basis. Still, the annual salary cap is important and tells us a lot about what to expect when the money starts flying everywhere in March.
6 teams the NFL's unexpected salary cap increase benefits most, from the Bengals to the Browns
While this year’s salary cap hasn’t been finalized, the NFL told team executives across its landscape to expect a ceiling between $277.5 million to $281.5 million, per ESPN’s Dan Graziano. That’s more than $20 million up from last year’s $255.4 million cap last fall.
NFL teams get a surprise as salary cap will reportedly go up way more than expected
NFL teams got some good news Wednesday. They were informed the 2025 salary cap will be between $277.5 million to $281.5 million, well ahead of last year's figure of $255.4 million, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano. The news that the cap is going up isn't unexpected. But the amount it is increasing was a surprise to NFL executives, Graziano said.
NFL notebook: Salary cap could rise as much as $26 million
The NFL salary cap will be somewhere from $277.5 million to $281.5 million for the 2025 season, rising as much as $26 million from last year.
Bengals News (2/20): NFL Mock Draft Season
The website OverTheCap.com on Wednesday listed the Bengals with about $50 million remaining in cap space. They could add further savings by cutting some players. Pittsburgh Steele
2025 NFL Franchise Tag Candidates
Last year's salary cap spike created another opportunity for teams to retain talent, and once the upcoming cap surge (roughly ...
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Of interest to Colts' Lou Anarumo? 2 Bengals defenders named potential cut candidates
Perhaps of interest to the Colts and DC Lou Anarumo, two current Bengals defenders were named potential cut candidates by NFL .com.