The Bengals currently are $47.6 million under the salary cap, according to OverTheCap.com. The 2025 salary cap is projected to be in the $275-$280 million range. That $47.6 million that the team is sitting on is the 11th most in the league.

The Cincinnati Bengals will have major decisions to make this upcoming offseason, not the least of which includes what to do with wide receiver Tee Higgins. The good news is the Bengals do enter the o

B.J. Hill, Mike Hilton and Mike Gesicki are among those the Bengals will need to decide can be a part of their future.

The Bengals are projected to enter the 2025 offseason with just under $50M in cap space, per OverTheCap, the 11th-most in the NFL. Still, that might not be enough for the front office to accomplish all of their offseason goals.

The Cincinnati Bengals have some major names and 20-plus overall heading to the 2025 free agency open market this offseason. Tee Higgins is the biggest name and has the most mystery around it. But other notables such as B.J. Hill, Mike Hilton and Mike Gesicki — to name a few — are intriguing in their own right.

Cincinnati enters this offseason ninth in effective cap space with $44.2 million available, according to Over the Cap. Yet, the Bengals could double that depending on their level of aggressiveness in cutting veterans.