According to Jason La Canfora with the NFL Network, the official 2012 salary cap stands at $120.6 million, first reported by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports Saturday night. As a result teams can begin filling in the blanks, including $2.742 million for tenders with first-round compensation for restricted free agents, $1.927 million for second-rounders.
For Cincinnati's purposes, we now have a firm number regarding Mike Nugent's franchise tag. According to La Canfora, franchise tags for place kickers is $2.654 million, roughly around the same estimate many have projected weeks ago. If the Bengals would have used their franchise tag on safety Reggie Nelson, that number would have been $6.212 million.
Other franchise tag numbers include:
| Quarterback | $14.436 Million |
| Running back | $7.742 Million |
| Wide Receiver | $9.515 Million |
| Tight End | $5.446 Million |
| Offensive Line | $9.383 Million |
| Defensive End | $10.605 Million |
| Defensive Tacakle | $7.69 Million |
| Linebacker | $8.856 Million |
| Cornerback | $10.281 Million |
| Safety | $6.212 Million |
| Kicker/Punter | $2.654 Million |