Alex Cappa

Right Guard

Age: 29
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $9,250,000 (3.50% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $7,000,000 (2.90% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.76
  • Contract Value: $35,000,000 ($8,750,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $11,000,000
  • Contract Ranking: 12/74 at RG

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusRoster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
RegularPer Game
202227$1,500,000$2,250,000$2,000,000$500,000$500,000$2,000,000$6,750,0003.2%
202328$5,500,000$2,250,000$0$500,000$500,000$0$8,750,0003.9%
202429$6,000,000$2,250,000$0$500,000$500,000$0$9,250,0003.5%
202530$7,000,000$2,250,000$0$500,000$500,000$0$10,250,0003.9%
Total$20,000,000$9,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$35,000,000

Contract Notes

Alex Cappa signed a four year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals worth $35 million on March 14, 2022. Cappa received $11 million in guaranteed salary including a $9 million signing bonus. The max value of the contract is $39 million.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$8.8M
$17.5M
$26.3M
$35M
2022202320242025
Cash Due$13,500,000$6,500,000$7,000,000$8,000,000
Running Cash$13,500,000$20,000,000$27,000,000$35,000,000
Career Earnings: $24,821,704
Career APY: $4,136,951
Potential Earnings: $39,821,704
Total Guarantees: $11,793,704
Largest Cash Payment: $13,500,000 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $10,250,000 (2025)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
BuccaneersDraftedExpired20184$3,368,704$842,176$793,704$4,821,704143.1%$1,205,426
BengalsUFAActive20224$35,000,000$8,750,000$11,000,000$20,000,00057.1%$10,000,000
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
0$0$0$00.0%$00.0%
Buccaneers4$4,821,704$1,205,426$4,821,7040.0%$00.0%
Bengals2$20,000,000$10,000,000$15,500,0000.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2018Buccaneers$480,000$198,426$0$0$0$0$678,4260.3%$1,273,704
2019Buccaneers$615,000$198,426$0$0$0$0$813,4260.4%$615,000
2020Buccaneers$750,000$198,426$0$0$0$0$948,4260.5%$750,000
2021Buccaneers$2,183,000$198,426$0$0$0$0$2,381,4261.3%$2,183,000
2022Bengals$1,500,000$2,250,000$2,000,000$500,000$500,000$2,000,000$6,750,0003.2%$13,500,000
2023Bengals$5,500,000$2,250,000$0$500,000$500,000$0$8,750,0003.9%$6,500,000
2024Bengals$6,000,000$2,250,000$0$500,000$500,000$0$9,250,0003.5%$7,000,000
2025Bengals$7,000,000$2,250,000$0$500,000$500,000$0$10,250,0003.9%$8,000,000
Total$24,028,000$9,793,704$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$39,821,704$39,821,704

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
201860109.3%5.5%
2019133076.4%7.1%
2020160099.7%19.2%
20211700100.0%18.8%
2022160097.6%4.5%
2023170098.1%0.0%

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$5,456,000$8,750,000
Injury Adjusted$5,456,000$8,750,000
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OTC Valuation $1.7M $3.5M $5.2M $7M $8.7M APY $3.4M $6.8M $10.3M $13.7M $17.1M $4,471,000 $2,750,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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