2022 NFL Cap Space, By Team

As we exit September, trade rumors will become a steady NFL topic. This year’s deadline falls on Nov. 1. That will return cap-space discussions to the forefront. Here is how every team stacks up financially going into October, via Over The Cap.

1. Cleveland Browns: $35.94MM
2. Philadelphia Eagles: $10.89MM
3. Denver Broncos: $10.67MM
4. Carolina Panthers: $10.47MM
5. Las Vegas Raiders: $10.35MM
6. Dallas Cowboys: $9.25MM
7. Pittsburgh Steelers: $8.64MM
8. Green Bay Packers: $8.57MM
9. Indianapolis Colts: $7.97MM
10. Atlanta Falcons: $7.92MM
11. New York Jets: $6.97MM
12. Chicago Bears: $6.84MM
13. San Francisco 49ers: $6.75MM
14. Miami Dolphins: $6.51MM
15. Arizona Cardinals: $6.25MM
16. Los Angeles Chargers: $5.83MM
17. New York Giants: $5.49MM
18. Jacksonville Jaguars: $5.41MM
19. Los Angeles Rams: $5.38MM
20. Baltimore Ravens: $4.51MM
21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $3.87MM
22. New England Patriots: $3.5MM
23. Cincinnati Bengals: $3.16MM
24. New Orleans Saints: $2.86MM
25. Detroit Lions: $2.64MM
26. Washington Commanders: $2.58MM
27. Buffalo Bills: $2.44MM
28. Tennessee Titans: $2.41MM
29. Seattle Seahawks: $2.28MM
30. Kansas City Chiefs: $2.12MM
31. Houston Texans: $1.64MM
32. Minnesota Vikings: $1.47MM

The Eagles’ number is certainly far closer to the Vikings’ last-place figure than what the Browns have stockpiled. Cleveland would stand to have room to augment its 2022 roster, via a patient free agent or a trade. That could depend on where Jacoby Brissett has the team stationed going into the Nov. 1 deadline. But the Browns also appear to be preparing for their Deshaun Watson future. Watson’s unprecedented contract spikes from a $9.4MM cap number (2022) to a record-shattering $54.99MM numbers from 2023-26. As that reality awaits, the Browns rolling over cap space to 2023 would be prudent.

With Sterling Shepard‘s ACL tear moving the veteran wide receiver to IR, the Giants will need to both cover that cost ($6.3MM) and add a contract to fill the roster spot. Every team will go through versions of that issue this season, as injuries pile up. The Giants are prepared to eat a significant chunk of Kenny Golladay‘s 2022 base salary ($13MM) to move him, eyeing an escape from his $4.5MM 2023 guarantee. No takers have emerged, though it will be interesting to see if a market for the former Pro Bowler forms once injuries affect more teams’ receiver situations.

Since their Jimmy Garoppolo restructure, the 49ers agreed to a two-year extension with Dre Greenlaw. The team is not expected to extend Nick Bosa until 2023, however. The Texans, Falcons, Bears and Eagles all sit north of $60MM in dead money, meaning more than a quarter of their respective cap space is tied to players no longer on the roster. Watson, Matt Ryan and Khalil Mack are responsible for massive dead-money hits on the Houston, Atlanta and Chicago payrolls. Philadelphia still has Alshon Jeffery, Malik Jackson and Brandon Brooks dead money on its cap sheet.