2023 NFL Offseason: Taking a late look at teams’ cap space

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 25: General Manger Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears looks onward during pregame at Soldier Field on September 25, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 25: General Manger Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears looks onward during pregame at Soldier Field on September 25, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

The 2023 NFL offseason is progressing into summertime activities, but before that happens, let’s look at the current cap space among NFL clubs.  There are many teams who still have plenty cap space to make more moves if they wanted.

However, just because you have money, doesn’t mean you need to spend it.  It’s a good spending habit in general for everyday life to be more on the frugal side with money and to save as much as reasonably possible.

Many NFL teams are still flush with cap space.  Some may still be wanting to hammer out some contract extensions with their own players, or perhaps they just don’t have a reason to spend it right now.

Teams will carry over some into the 2023 NFL season for their reserve funds.  Let’s look at the cap space among all NFL teams, according to spotrac.com.

2023 NFL Offseason: Taking a late look at teams’ cap space

  1. Chicago Bears – $32M
  2. Carolina Panthers – $27M
  3. Indianapolis Colts – $23M
  4. Detroit Lions – 23M
  5. Arizona Cardinals – $20M
  6. New York Jets – $18M
  7. Houston Texans – $16M
  8. Green Bay Packers – $16M
  9. Cincinnati Bengals – $15M
  10. New Orleans Saints – $14M
  11. Dallas Cowboys – $14M
  12. Philadelphia Eagles – $12M
  13. Baltimore Ravens – $12M
  14. Los Angeles Chargers – $12M
  15. San Francisco 49ers – $11M
  16. New England Patriots – $11M
  17. Jacksonville Jaguars – $11M
  18. Tennessee Titans – $11M
  19. Minnesota Vikings – $11M
  20. Atlanta Falcons – $10M
  21. Seattle Seahawks – $10M
  22. Pittsburgh Steelers – $10M
  23. Denver Broncos – $9M
  24. Cleveland Browns – $6M
  25. New York Giants – $4M
  26. Los Angeles Rams – $4M
  27. Las Vegas Raiders – $4M
  28. Miami Dolphins – $2M
  29. Washington Commanders – $1M
  30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – $1M
  31. Buffalo Bills – $1M
  32. Kansas City Chiefs – $1M

Obviously, it would be against the rules to carry a negative cap space into the season, so every team does need to be in the black at this point.  Super Bowl hopefuls like the Bills and Chiefs are sitting on very, very little, and they’d surely be making moves to free up space, especially if they want to seriously pursue DeAndre Hopkins.

Teams like the Bears and the Panthers, who are both on the upward trend, are flush with a ton of space to make more moves if they wanted.

Among the many free agents still available, some of the most notable ones include Yannick Ngakoue, Ben Jones, Dalton Risner, DeAndre Hopkins, Trai Turner, Julio Jones, Marcus Peters, and Carson Wentz.