As of now, the Bengals have a projected $47.6 million in free cap space, but it’s a number the team could dramatically boost with a few cuts ahead of an offseason where they need new additions, plus extensions for Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

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

Last week we looked at the Cincinnati Bengals’ pending free agents and assessed each of their chances of re-signing with the team. This week we’ll take a look at the players under contract with the team in 2025 who could be cap casualties to free up more space to possibly allocate to players such as Tee Higgins,

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 offseason with a healthy amount of cap space.

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.