Updated salary-cap situations for all 32 teams
The 2018 NFL offseason is in the rear-view mirror, with training camps set to open in less than two weeks.
As teams make their last free-agent signings and lock up draft picks to finalize their payrolls, let's examine where they all stand in terms of cap space.
Cap numbers are courtesy of Over the Cap and rounded to the nearest $10,000.
Cleveland Browns
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $70.89M | $152.52M | $17.23M |
Highest cap hit: QB Tyrod Taylor ($16M)
- Six of 12 largest cap hits are from players added in 2018.
Indianapolis Colts
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $52.37M | $139.59M | $1.95M |
Highest cap hit: QB Andrew Luck ($24.4M)
- Smallest amount spent on defense across NFL ($50.62 million).
San Francisco 49ers
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $45.01M | $175.97M | $16.16M |
Highest cap hit: QB Jimmy Garoppolo ($37M)
- Next-highest cap hit is $10.92 million (OT Joe Staley).
- Largest amount spent on offense at $116.37 million.
Tennessee Titans
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $34.93M | $170.12M | $3.05M |
Highest cap hit: DL Jurrell Casey ($14.92M)
- Four of five largest cap hits are defensive players (Casey, Logan Ryan, Brian Orakpo, Derrick Morgan).
Houston Texans
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $29.31M | $157.34M | $5.05M |
Highest cap hit: DL J.J. Watt ($14.19M)
- $32.45 million of team's cap allocated to its starting secondary, with safety Kareem Jackson's $9-million hit being the highest.
Chicago Bears
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $26.13M | $146.84M | $11.97M |
Highest cap hit: WR Allen Robinson ($11.06M)
- Cornerback Kyle Fuller's contract extension will cost $6.5 million against the cap in 2018, as opposed to his original $12.97-million transition tag tender.
New York Jets
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $20.29M | $158.18M | $14.86M |
Highest cap hit: QB Josh McCown and CB Trumaine Johnson ($10M)
- Only three players with a $9-million-plus cap hit for 2018.
Jacksonville Jaguars
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $20.07M | $186.57M | $4.11M |
Highest cap hit: DE Calais Campbell ($17.5M)
- Largest amount spent on defense at $120.34 million.
Buffalo Bills
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $15.54M | $125.57M | $46.71M |
Highest cap hit: DE Jerry Hughes ($10.4M)
- Smallest amount spent on offense at $64.02 million.
- Largest amount of dead money (cap space taken up by players who were cut, traded, or retired) in NFL.
Dallas Cowboys
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $14.82M | $144.10M | $26.36M |
Highest cap hit: OT Tyron Smith ($17.55M)
- Largest amount spent on offensive linemen at $47.33 million.
Cincinnati Bengals
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $14.69M | $172.34M | $1.30M |
Highest cap hit: QB Andy Dalton ($16.3M)
- Second-least dead money for 2018.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $14.39M | $179.28M | $815.51K |
Highest cap hit: WR Mike Evans ($18.26M)
- Smallest amount of dead money (only team under $1 million).
Minnesota Vikings
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $14.32M | $172.73M | $2.99M |
Highest cap hit: QB Kirk Cousins ($24M)
- Six of eight largest cap hits are defensive players (Xavier Rhodes, Anthony Barr, Everson Griffen, Harrison Smith, Linval Joseph, Sheldon Richardson).
Miami Dolphins
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $14.11M | $147.67M | $15.00M |
Highest cap hit: DE Robert Quinn ($11.44M)
- Three of five largest cap hits are defensive ends (Quinn, Andre Branch, Cameron Wake).
Arizona Cardinals
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $14.01M | $143.74M | $20.33M |
Highest cap hit: WR Larry Fitzgerald ($16.85M)
- Only seven players with $5-million-plus cap hits.
Washington Redskins
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $13.47M | $160.04M | $5.29M |
Highest cap hit: QB Alex Smith ($18.4M)
- Josh Norman's $16.94-million cap hit the biggest among cornerbacks.
Green Bay Packers
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $10.96M | $165.54M | $8.04M |
Highest cap hit: QB Aaron Rodgers ($20.56M)
- Only one of top 10 cap hits acquired over the last three seasons.
New England Patriots
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $10.93M | $164.66M | $4.02M |
Highest cap hit: QB Tom Brady ($22M)
- Most spent on tight ends at $19.09 million.
Seattle Seahawks
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $10.93M | $152.27M | $14.42M |
Highest cap hit: QB Russell Wilson ($23.79M)
- Despite Kam Chancellor announcing he won't play football again, he'll still count for $9.58 million against the cap in 2018.
Denver Broncos
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $9.73M | $176.32M | $2.48M |
Highest cap hit: QB Case Keenum ($15M)
- Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders represent Denver's next-highest cap hits ($12.03 and $10.94 million, respectively).
Baltimore Ravens
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $9.47M | $157.28M | $9.12M |
Highest cap hit: QB Joe Flacco ($24.75M)
- Largest amount spent on special teams at $10.70 million.
Detroit Lions
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $9.32M | $163.78M | $8.18M |
Highest cap hit: QB Matthew Stafford ($26.5M)
- Offseason linebacker additions will account for $7.53 million against the cap. Lions spent second-least on LBs heading into offseason.
Los Angeles Chargers
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $9.00M | $165.27M | $8.84M |
Highest cap hit: QB Philip Rivers ($22M)
- Russell Okung commands second-highest cap hit among offensive tackles.
Kansas City Chiefs
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $7.51M | $153.78M | $16.75M |
Highest cap hit: OLB Justin Houston ($20.6M)
- Largest amount spent on linebackers at $39.74 million.
New York Giants
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $7.29M | $149.03M | $21.12M |
Highest cap hit: QB Eli Manning ($22.2M)
- Third-largest amount of dead money in NFL.
Atlanta Falcons
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $6.71M | $163.42M | $5.89M |
Highest cap hit: QB Matt Ryan ($17.7M)
- Second-most spent on offensive linemen at $47.18 million.
Philadelphia Eagles
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $5.91M | $162.50M | $9.58M |
Highest cap hit: DT Fletcher Cox ($17.9M)
- Second-most spent on starting safeties.
Carolina Panthers
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $5.55M | $169.17M | $8.79M |
Highest cap hit: QB Cam Newton ($21.5M)
- Newton, Kawann Short, and Luke Kuechly account for 30.4 percent of hard 2018 cap.
Pittsburgh Steelers
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $5.48M | $169.57M | $5.82M |
Highest cap hit: QB Ben Roethlisberger ($23.2M)
- If Le'Veon Bell plays under his franchise tender in 2018, he'll account for $14.54 million against the cap.
New Orleans Saints
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $4.18M | $154.987M | $16.08M |
Highest cap hit: QB Drew Brees ($24M)
- Six of eight highest cap hits are offensive players (Brees, Terron Armstead, Larry Warford, Max Unger, Mark Ingram, Ted Ginn).
Oakland Raiders
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $2.26M | $175.80M | $3.79M |
Highest cap hit: QB Derek Carr ($25M)
- Three of five largest cap hits are offensive linemen (Kelechi Osemele, Gabe Jackson, Donald Penn).
Los Angeles Rams
| Cap Space | Active Cap Spending | Dead Money |
|---|---|---|
| $2.21M | $164.52M | $12.37M |
Highest cap hit: DT Ndamukong Suh ($14.5M)
- Least cap space heading into 2018 season, but are projected to have third-most in 2019.