If the Cincinnati Bengals need cap space in 2026, they have a number of ways to get that cap space.

And is one of them cutting Orlando Brown Jr.?

I don't think so, but let's talk about it.

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Today we dive into looking for cap savings

if the Bengals are interested in doing so in this off season

when yesterday we talked about Ian Rappapur's report that they're going to really spend was the quote from Rappapur to build this team up around Joe Burrow and the recent lessons of Super Bowl teams that tell us that, well, you actually do need a defense.

It turns out, even if you do score 35 points a game,

the Bengals have certainly shown us that to be the case.

So if the Bengals need a little bit more cap space to make that happen,

well, they consider certain cap cuts this year.

And the biggest cap savings they have for any remotely realistic cut would be Orlando Brown Jr.

And that's why we start the conversation there before discussing other potential

cap cut candidates and why cuts might not be the best way for the Bengals.

In fact, aren't the best way for the Bengals to make cap space this off season.

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