The Bengals parted ways with defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, and they cleared almost $10 million in cap space doing so.

Sam Hubbard ($9.6 million) and Alex Cappa ($8 million) are the other two expected cap cuts that could happen at any point, which would put the Bengals well into the top five in terms of teams with the most cap space. Read all the best Bengals coverage at Cincinnati.com and Bengals Wire.

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 $9.6 million,