Alex Cappa (born January 27, 1995) is an American football guard for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Humboldt State. He was selected in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On November 27, 2017, Cappa accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. He impressed scouts and NFL analysts with a strong week of practice before the Senior Bowl and helped solidify his draft stock. On January 27, 2018, Cappa played in the 2018 Reese’s Senior Bowl and was part of Houston Texans’ head coach Bill O’Brien’s South team that won 45–16 to Denver Broncos’ head coach Vance Joseph’s North team. He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
Contract
Alex Cappa signed a 4 year, $35,000,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including a $9,000,000 signing bonus, $11,000,000 guaranteed, a signing bonus of $9,000,000, a roster bonus of $2,500,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $6,750,000 and a dead cap value of $11,500,000.
Salary per year
Cappa earns an average annual salary of $8,750,000. In 2022, Cappa will earn a base salary of $1,500,000.
Net worth
Cappa’s net worth ranges between $1M and $5M