A third round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the 2018 NFL draft out of Humboldt State, Cappa won a Super Bowl in 2020. Cappa was entering the final year of his contract with the Bengals and was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.

Despite a growing number of talented wideouts becoming available, there are at least a few NFL teams that are trying to acquire Cincinnati Bengals wideout Tee Higgins. Multiple teams have contacted the Bengals about the availability of Higgins after the team franchise tagged him for a second straight year,

The Las Vegas Raiders have made the first major signing of free agency, signing offensive lineman Alex Cappa to a two-year, $11.2 million deal. Cappa has spent the last three seasons protecting quarterback Joe Burrow with the Cincinnati Bengals.

That move combines with the latest Tee Higgins franchise tag and the cut of Alex Cappa (who already signed with a new team) to put the Bengals at roughly $51.7 million in free cap space, per Over the Cap.