Cincinnati Bengals: Cap Space Could Prompt Changing of the Guard in AFC North

March 9, 2013   ·   Sean O'Donnell   ·   Jump to comments

The Cincinnati Bengals are currently enjoying $44.9 million in cap space while heading deeper into the offseason. Re-signing core players to long-term deals has been the mantra of head coach Marvin Lewis since the end of the 2012 season.
The Bengals began re-signing key players this past week, starting with placing the franchise tag on defensive end Michael Johnson. They then inked punter Kevin Huber to a five-year deal and re-signed long snapper Clark Harris.
The Bengals were also able to keep Jeromy Miles, Vincent Rey and Andrew Hawkins in the fold with one-year tenders.
With free agency set to begin on March 12th, the Bengals still have a good amount of work to do if they are to keep more of their own free agents. They do, however, have the mentality and cap space available to get it all done.
Once these key players are re-signed, the Bengals will still have plenty of cap space available to extend contracts of key players such as Geno Atkins, Carlos Dunlap, A.J. ...

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