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The Cincinnati Bengals signed offensive guard Clint Boling to a five-year deal worth $26 million on Tuesday -- a deal that the team announced on Wednesday. The contract averages $5.2 million per season, which ranks third on the offensive line behind Andrew Whitworth ($9.762 million) and Andre Smith ($6 million).
The contract itself is a simple breakdown - there is $17.5 million in base salary over those five seasons with $5 million in roster bonuses, another $1 million of workout bonuses and a signing bonus of $2.5 million.
| SEASON | BASE SALARY | ROSTER BONUS | WORKOUT | CAP HIT | DEAD CAP |
| 2015 | $1.7 million | $2.7 million | $200,000 | $5.1 million | $5 million |
| 2016 | $2.35 million | $1.7 million (fifth day of the 2016 year) | $200,000 | $4.75 million | $2 million |
| 2017 | $4.05 million | $200,000 | $200,000 | $4.95 million | $1.5 million |
| 2018 | $4.55 million | $200,000 | $200,000 | $5.45 million | $1 million |
| 2019 | $4.85 million | $200,000 | $200,000 | $5.75 million | $500,000 |
NOTE: Numbers pulled from Spotrac, Rotoworld, and NFLPA.