Bengals cut defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins

Bengals cut defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins after one season in Cincinnati
Rankins played in seven games last season for the Bengals and recorded just one sack. He was an expected cut after limited production in his first season in Cincinnati. Rankins missed majority of the season with an undisclosed injury that landed him on the reserve/non-football illness list.
Cincinnati Bengals release Sheldon Rankins
The Cincinnati Bengals got one big piece of the offseason puzzle slotted on Friday by announcing the release of defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins. With the expected move, the Bengals free up roughly $9.5 million in free cap space, tacking that total onto the higher-than-expected NFL salary cap for 2025.
Bengals release Sheldon Rankins: Cincinnati frees up $9.6 million by jettisoning veteran DT
ET • 1 min read The Cincinnati Bengals are moving money around prior to the start of free agency. On Friday, the Bengals announced they have released veteran defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, which frees up $9.
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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Bengals announced Friday they have released veteran defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins. Releasing Rankins saves the Bengals $9.618 million against their cap, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Bengals release defensive tackle, freeing up cap space
The cap increase would represent the second time in as many seasons that the salary cap rose substantially. Each NFL team was permitted to spend a maximum of $224.8 million on com
Bengals cut Sheldon Rankins
A 10th-year player in 2025, Rankins played in seven games (all starts) for the Bengals last season. However, he missed much of the season due to injury and illness, so this was an
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