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Updated salary cap space for all 32 teams

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Before free-agency cash begins to flow, let's examine where all 32 NFL teams stand in terms of cap space.

The official cap for 2019 will be set at $188.2 million, an increase of more than $11 million from last year.

Cap numbers are courtesy of Over the Cap and rounded to the nearest $10,000.

Indianapolis Colts

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$101.34M $134.90M $1.23M

Highest cap hit: QB Andrew Luck ($27.53M)

  • Six of the seven highest cap hits are offensive players (Luck, T.Y. Hilton, Anthony Castonzo, Eric Ebron, Quenton Nelson, Jack Doyle).
  • Colts only have five players with a $6-million-plus cap hit.

New York Jets

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$92.45M $106.40M $2.70M

Highest cap hit: DT Leonard Williams ($14.2M)

  • Three of the four largest cap hits are defensive players (Williams, Trumaine Johnson, Avery Williamson).
  • Least active 2019 cap spending in the NFL.

Cleveland Browns

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$79.04M $159.53M $7.44M

Highest cap hit: WR Jarvis Landry ($14.05M)

  • Will save Kevin Zeitler's $12.4-million cap hit and inherit Olivier Vernon's $19.5-million cap hit once trade with Giants is made official (net loss of $7.1 million).
  • Third-largest amount spent on offensive linemen at $45.36 million.

Buffalo Bills

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$75.30M $116.07M $7.56M

Highest cap hit: DT Star Lotulelei ($11.5M)

  • Smallest amount spent on offense across NFL ($39.03 million).
  • Only one of Bills' 10 largest cap hits are from players drafted by the team (Josh Allen, $4.81 million).

Houston Texans

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$73.34M $135.65M $1.77M

Highest cap hit: LB Jadeveon Clowney ($15.97M)

  • Texans' top three cap hits (Clowney, J.J. Watt, DeAndre Hopkins) account for one-third of team's total spending.
  • Five of six largest cap hits are defensive players.

San Francisco 49ers

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$66.01M $153.67M $11.54M

Highest cap hit: QB Jimmy Garoppolo ($19.35M)

  • Garoppolo's cap hit sharply falls from $37 million in 2018.
  • Currently spending just $23.04 million on offensive skill position players for 2019.

Oakland Raiders

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$63.68M $127.75M $1.50M

Highest cap hit: QB Derek Carr ($22.5M)

  • Smallest amount spent on defense across NFL ($32.31 million).
  • Four of five largest cap hits are offensive linemen (Kelechi Osemele, Rodney Hudson, Donald Penn, Gabe Jackson).
  • Will inherit Antonio Brown's cap hit under new contract once trade with Steelers is made official.

Cincinnati Bengals

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$47.10M $146.60M $2.17M

Highest cap hit: QB Andy Dalton ($16.2M)

  • Five largest cap hits for 2019 are from players drafted by the team.
  • Dalton's contract carries no dead money (cap space taken up by players who were cut, traded, or retired) if released this offseason.

Tennessee Titans

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$42.79M $173.49M $1.15M

Highest cap hit: QB Marcus Mariota ($20.92M)

  • Only one of eight largest cap hits is from a player aged 30 or older when 2019 season begins (Malcolm Butler).

Arizona Cardinals

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$42.52M $134.32M $16.39M

Highest cap hit: DE Chandler Jones ($19.5M)

  • Will inherit Marcus Gilbert's $6.64-million cap hit once trade with Steelers is made official.
  • Largest amount of dead money in NFL.

Detroit Lions

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$39.85M $149.50M $4.50M

Highest cap hit: QB Matthew Stafford ($29.5M)

  • Darius Slay's $15.93-million cap hit is the highest among cornerbacks.
  • Lions' top three cap hits (Stafford, Slay, Ricky Wagner) account for 38.5 percent of the team's total spending.

Denver Broncos

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$36.44M $147.57M $10.38M

Highest cap hit: LB Von Miller ($25.13M)

  • Will inherit Joe Flacco's $26.5-million cap hit once trade with Ravens is made official.
  • Broncos will reportedly pay Case Keenum $3.5 million after trade with Redskins is made official.

Los Angeles Rams

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$35.64M $149.13M $3.85M

Highest cap hit: DT Aaron Donald ($17.11M)

  • Currently have seven free agents that started at least five games in 2018.
  • Todd Gurley's $9.2-million cap hit is the second-highest among running backs.

Green Bay Packers

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$35.29M $160.62M $566K

Highest cap hit: QB Aaron Rodgers ($26.5M)

  • Jimmy Graham's $12.67-million cap hit is the highest among tight ends.
  • Seven of eight largest 2019 cap hits are from players drafted by the team.

Seattle Seahawks

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$32.43M $154.86M $2.48M

Highest cap hit: QB Russell Wilson ($25.29M)

  • Retired safety Kam Chancellor carries a $12.5-million cap hit for 2019. If designated as a post-June 1 cut, Seahawks will inherit $7.7 million in dead money.
  • Smallest amount spent on cornerbacks at $2.50 million.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$29.96M $163.43M $7.65M

Highest cap hit: QB Blake Bortles ($21M)

  • Jaguars would save $9.5 million against the cap if Bortles is designated as a post-June 1 cut.
  • Andrew Norwell's $16-million cap hit is the highest among guards.

Philadelphia Eagles

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$23.69M $162.97M $10.86M

Highest cap hit: WR Alshon Jeffery ($14.73M)

  • Will save Michael Bennett's $7.2-million cap hit once trade with Patriots is made official.
  • Recent restructures of Lane Johnson's and Jason Kelce's contracts will reportedly save Eagles $12.2 million against the cap.

New England Patriots

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$23.26M $172.37M $706K

Highest cap hit: QB Tom Brady ($27M)

  • Will inherit Michael Bennett's $7.2-million cap hit once trade with Eagles is made official.
  • Currently slated to allocate $43.4 million to the secondary, which accounts for 25.2 percent of the team's total spending.

New York Giants

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$23.23M $161.84M $9.66M

Highest cap hit: QB Eli Manning ($23.2M)

  • Will save Olivier Vernon's $19.5-million cap hit and inherit Kevin Zeitler's $12.4-million cap hit once trade with Browns is made official (net saving of $7.1 million).
  • Smallest amount spent on defensive linemen at $4.40 million.
  • Nate Solder's $17-million cap hit is the highest among offensive tackles.

Miami Dolphins

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$21.96M $157.13M $15.99M

Highest cap hit: QB Ryan Tannehill ($26.61M)

  • Reshad Jones' $17.16-million cap hit is the highest among safeties.
  • Second-largest amount of dead money.

Los Angeles Chargers

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$21.64M $162.07M $3.26M

Highest cap hit: QB Philip Rivers ($23M)

  • Four players are slated to account for at least $12 million against the cap in 2019 (Rivers, Melvin Ingram, Russell Okung, Keenan Allen).

Dallas Cowboys

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$19.36M $176.75M $4.27M

Highest cap hit: Demarcus Lawrence ($20.57M)

  • Largest amount spent on offensive linemen at $57.16 million.
  • Lawrence will carry the highest cap hit among defensive linemen in 2019.

Baltimore Ravens

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$19.31M $160.74M $7.72M

Highest cap hit: QB Joe Flacco ($26.5M)

  • Will save Flacco's cap hit once trade with Broncos is made official. Cornerback Jimmy Smith has second-highest cap hit ($15.85 million).
  • Largest amount spent on cornerbacks at $33.85 million.

Chicago Bears

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$17.47M $175.49M $920K

Highest cap hit: LB Khalil Mack ($22.3M)

  • Four of five largest cap hits are defensive players (Mack, Kyle Fuller, Akiem Hicks, Prince Amukamara).
  • Currently have 51 players on official roster, least in NFL.

Carolina Panthers

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$16.33M $172.38M $3.52M

Highest cap hit: QB Cam Newton ($23.2M)

  • Luke Kuechly's $17.2-million cap hit the highest among off-ball linebackers.
  • Only team with three players accounting for $17-million plus cap hit for 2019 (Newton, Kuechly, Kawann Short).

Washington Redskins

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$16.29M $175.35M $1.94M

Highest cap hit: QB Alex Smith ($20.4M)

  • Will reportedly re-work Keenum's contract once trade with Broncos is made official. Redskins will pay $3.5 million in addition to a $500,000 bonus.
  • Four highest cap hits are players aged 30 or older.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$11.50M $194.38M $251K

Highest cap hit: QB Ben Roethlisberger ($23.2M)

  • Antonio Brown trade will reportedly save Steelers $1.05 million against the cap.
  • Will save Marcus Gilbert's $6.64-million cap hit once trade with Cardinals is made official.

New Orleans Saints

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$9.60M $170.35M $9.92M

Highest cap hit: QB Drew Brees ($33.5M)

  • Brees' current contract carries the NFL's highest cap hit in 2019.
  • Four of six largest cap hits are offensive linemen (Terron Armstead, Larry Warford, Andrus Peat, Max Unger).

Kansas City Chiefs

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$9.43M $179.14M $898K

Highest cap hit: LB Justin Houston ($21.1M)

  • Houston and Dee Ford will combine for $36.5-million cap hit if neither player is traded or released, tops among pass-rushing duos in NFL.
  • Currently slated to spend just $12.53 million on quarterbacks and running backs combined.

Atlanta Falcons

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$6.08M $177.91M $4.83M

Highest cap hit: QB Matt Ryan ($22.8M)

  • Seven players account for at least $11 million against the cap in 2019.
  • Highest six cap hits are from players drafted by the team.

Minnesota Vikings

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$4.36M $186.79M $433K

Highest cap hit: QB Kirk Cousins ($29M)

  • Largest amount spent on defense at $95.55 million.
  • Second-highest spent on secondary.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cap Space Active Cap Spending Dead Money
$2.13M $191.18M $94K

Highest cap hit: QB Jameis Winston ($20.92M)

  • Lowest amount of dead money for 2019.
  • Largest amount spent on offense at $114.73 million.
  • One of only two teams with two $20-million plus cap hits in 2019 (Winston and Mike Evans).

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