Bengals Boost Cap Space by Restructuring Embattled Starter’s Contract

Not long after performing the same action with Zack Moss the Cincinnati Bengals have consented to a reshaped agreement with safety Geno Stone that will provide the team with savings in cap space.

Based on information from Over the Cap, the The Bengals and Stone came to an agreement on a modified one-year contract. valued at $4.9 million, with a decrease of $1.575 million in salary.

Stone, paired with Moss, is the second Bengals a veteran has recently agreed to accept a salary reduction as part of a contract redesign. This move appears to secure their place on the team’s roster for the year 2025 at minimum.

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The ambiguity surrounding Moss was due to the neck injury that sidelined him for much of last season. Conversely, Stone’s role with the team could have been precarious during free agency and the draft. However, the Bengals largely refrained from making significant moves at his position.

The Bengals remain optimistic that signing Stone and implementing a youth movement under Al Golden will address the issues with their defense in 2025. However, restructuring this contract provides them additional flexibility to sign a free agent during the summer if needed. Justin Simmons has name-dropped the Bengals , for example), while also retaining Stone as anything from full-blown starter to rotational depth.

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This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: The Bengals conserve salary cap space by restructuring the deal of their troubled starting player.