Fansided · Mar 13
Bengals should sign this free agent using Joe Burrow cap adjustment money
Sep 28, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Washington Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) on the field during a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images | Brett Davis-Imagn ImagesWe at Stripe Hype have pounded the table for the Cincinnati Bengals to restructure Joe Burrow's contract as a means of freeing up $19+ million in 2026 salary cap space.
Cincinnati's perpetual inaction on that front persists as a pain point. However, in a most welcome plot twist — though not quite on the level of Baltimore's Maxx Crosby-Trey Hendrickson saga — the league office has actually done that Burrow restructure *for* the Bengals to some degree.
