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Updated salary cap space for all 32 teams

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Get ready for some spending, folks, because teams this year seem to have more money available than ever before.

While the official cap for 2017 is $167 million per team, every franchise has a rollover amount from unused money in 2016 that allows them to spend past the hard cap number in a given season.

All numbers are approximate and rounded to the nearest hundred.

Cleveland Browns

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$102.4M $217.1M $108.2M
  • Only three players (Joe Haden, Jamie Collins, Joe Thomas) have a cap hit of $10 million or more
  • Cutting Robert Griffin III would save nearly $7 million

San Francisco 49ers

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$93.5M $205.7M $108.4
  • 49ers currently have no quarterback under contract for the 2017 season
  • Cutting Antoine Bethea would save $5.8 million

Jacksonville Jaguars

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$77M $206.3M $128.9M
  • Malik Jackson's $15.5-million cap hit is more than double that of the second-highest paid player once the Julius Thomas-to-Dolphins trade is completed
  • Sixth-most spent on defense

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$66.2M $172.3M $105.3M
  • Cutting Doug Martin would save $7 million
  • Lowest spenders on safety position ($1.15 million)

New England Patriots

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$61.9M $172.3M $109M
  • Most cap space of 2016 playoff teams, Raiders have around $19 million less than Patriots
  • Tom Brady's $14-million cap hit is 43rd among all players
  • Cutting Danny Amendola would save $6.38 million

Tennessee Titans

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$61.5M $191M $126.5M
  • No player has a cap hit over $10 million
  • Cutting Jason McCourty would save $7 million

Indianapolis Colts

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$53.3M $173.6M $119.3M
  • Cutting Arthur Jones will save $5.15 million
  • Releasing D'Qwell Jackson saved $5.5 million
  • Second-least spent on defense

Chicago Bears

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$51.4M $175.1M $122M
  • Cutting Jay Cutler will save $12.28 million
  • Second-most spent on linebacker position ($35.98 million)
  • Cutler is the only player on the roster with a $10 million-plus cap hit

Oakland Raiders

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$43M $175M $131.8M
  • Kelechi Osemele's $13.2-million cap hit is the third highest among all offensive linemen
  • Cutting Dan Williams would save $4.5 million

Denver Broncos

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$42.1M $174.2M $132M
  • Third-most spent on both cornerback and linebacker positions
  • Paxton Lynch and Trevor Siemian's combined cap hit is $2.78 million

Cincinnati Bengals

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$41.9M $173.6M $131.3M
  • Cutting Rey Maualuga would save $3.67 million
  • Only A.J. Green ($13.5 million), Andy Dalton ($15.7 million), and Geno Atkins ($10.6 million) have a cap hit higher than $10 million

Miami Dolphins

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$41M $175.4M $131.2M
  • Ndamukong Suh's $19.1-million cap hit is the fifth highest among defensive players
  • Fourth-least spent on linebackers ($7.77 million)

Green Bay Packers

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$40M $175M $130M
  • Highest spenders on wide receiver position ($28.15 million)
  • Clay Matthews could restructure or extend his contract to lessen $15.1-million cap hit

Minnesota Vikings

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$38M $167.4M $125M
  • Sam Bradford's $18-million cap hit is the only $10 million-plus hit on the roster
  • Opting to not pick up Adrian Peterson's contract option saved $18 million
  • Cutting Brian Robison will save $5.8 million

Carolina Panthers

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$36.6M $180.2M $141.9M
  • Kawann Short costs $13.39 million under franchise tag
  • Cutting Jonathan Stewart would save $4.75 million

Washington Redskins

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$34.6M $182M $138.7M
  • Kirk Cousins costs $23.94 million under exclusive franchise tag
  • With DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon set to hit free agency, Redskins have least amount of money allocated to wide receiver position ($5.79 million)

New York Jets

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$33.2M $167.4M $120.6M
  • Cutting Brandon Marshall, Nick Mangold, and Darrelle Revis saved around $28 million
  • Second-least spent on quarterback position behind 49ers (who have none on roster)
  • Trading Sheldon Richardson would save $8.1 million

Detroit Lions

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$31.9M $171.7M $137.5M
  • Matthew Stafford has a cap hit of $22 million in 2017, the final year of his contract, and it could be lessened by an extension
  • Haloti Ngata could restructure his contract to lessen $7.7-million cap hit

New Orleans Saints

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$27.3M $172.8 $134.8M
  • Jairus Byrd's impending release will save $3.2 million, but incur a dead money hit of $8 million
  • Saints have $18.6 million in dead money, but had $45.5 million in 2016

Seattle Seahawks

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$25.9M $169.1M $142.3M
  • The offensive linemen on the roster cost just $6.43 million
  • Jimmy Graham's $10-million cap hit could be lessened by an extension
  • Fifth-most spent on defense

Houston Texans

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$23.9M $171.9M $148.3M
  • Brock Osweiler's $19-million cap hit is the highest on the team
  • J.J. Watt's $14.5-million cap hit is 15th among defensive players

Pittsburgh Steelers

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$21M $170.3M $146.8M
  • Second-most spent on offense ($103 million)
  • Le'Veon Bell costs $12.12 million under franchise tag
  • Cutting Mike Mithcell with a post-June 1 designation would save $5 million

Los Angeles Rams

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$20.3M $167.3M $147M
  • Trumaine Johnson costs $16.74 million under franchise tag
  • Tavon Austin's $14.98-million cap hit is the third highest among wide receivers

Buffalo Bills

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$18.3M $169.8M $150.1M
  • Tyrod Taylor has a $15.5-million contract option, and the Bills have until March 11 to pick it up
  • Cordy Glenn and Marcell Dareus have a combined cap hit of $30.6 million

Atlanta Falcons

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$17.9M $167.9M $147M
  • Fifth-most spent on offense ($84.88 million), sixth-least on defense ($55 million)
  • Desmond Trufant carries an $8-million cap hit, but is expected to receive a long-term extension

Arizona Cardinals

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$17M $171.4M $154M
  • David Johnson's cap hit is just $799,843
  • Chandler Jones costs $14.55 million under franchise tag
  • Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald have a combined cap hit of $39.98 million

New York Giants

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$14.1M $168.8M $152M
  • Jason Pierre-Paul costs $16.93 million under franchise tag
  • Most spent on defense ($93.9 million) and defensive line ($48.1 million), but could be lessened by long-term extension with Pierre-Paul

Baltimore Ravens

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$13.8M $169.6M $150.3M
  • Joe Flacco's $24.55-million cap hit is the second highest in the league
  • Jimmy Smith could restructure his contract to lessen $12.6-million cap hit

Philadelphia Eagles

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$8.7M $174.9M $159.2M
  • Backup quarterback Chase Daniel carries a $8-million cap hit
  • The starting offensive line's combined cap hit is $37.2 million
  • Cutting or trading Connor Barwin would save $7.75 million

Los Angeles Chargers

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$5.1M $167.1M $161.8M
  • Melvin Ingram costs $14.55 million under franchise tag
  • Philip Rivers carries a $20-million cap hit
  • Releasing D.J. Fluker and Brandon Flowers would save $15.82 million

Kansas City Chiefs

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$4.3M $172M $165.8M
  • Justin Houston, Alex Smith, and Jeremy Maclin account for $51.4 million, 29.9 percent of projected team cap
  • Chiefs are expected to pass on Nick Foles' option, saving $6.75 million
  • Eric Berry has a $5-million cap hit with new contract extension, safety franchise tag number would've been just under $11 million

Dallas Cowboys

Cap space Projected team cap 2017 salary
$3.4M $169.4M $163M
  • Tony Romo's $24.7-millon cap hit is the highest in the NFL
  • Cutting Romo would add $19.6 million in dead money to cap. If he's designated as a post-June 1 cut, the dead money in 2017 will be $10.7M
  • Dez Bryant's $17-million cap hit is the highest among wide receivers
  • Tyron Smith and Travis Frederick restructured contracts saved $17.3 million

All figures courtesy Overthecap.com

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