The NFLPA and NFL agreed to a min cap of 180 mil
The Broncos are currently over 31-39 mil under the cap. The exact number changes depending on which site one wants to look at. Broncos are good in cap space imo.
A lot of teams not so good.
Saints currently at 65 mil over.
Eagles 37 mil over
Rams 25 mil over
Chiefs 18 mil over
Even teams just over the cap need to make some cuts to sign draft picks and have the cap room needed to operate in 2021.
Very realistically all of these teams need to make some kind of cuts to be able to operate in 2021 under the current cap floor.
Saints
Eagles
Rams
Chiefs
Steelers 14 mil over
Falcons 12 mil over
Raiders 10 mil over
Vikings 6 mil over
Packers 4 mil over
Bears 2 mil over
Lions 1 mil over
Titans 1 mil under
Bills 4 mil under
Giants 8 mil under
Texan 10 mil under (10 mil under could be enough for draft picks and a little extra to sign players needed for injuries)
Now some teams like Jax (79 mil), Jets (75 mil), Pats (68 mil), Colts (54 mil), Bengals (46 mil), Wash (41 mil) and Panthers have similar cap space to the Broncos or better. So free agents just looking to get paid and not really caring about what team they go to will probably still get large deals.
A lot of teams will be cutting players. I think 2021 will be unusual in more players will become available at free agency where in previous years teams start signing their own players and players actually start to get taking off the top free agent lists. I think there will be a lot of free agents becoming available. With the reduced cap I think a lot of teams are going to try and get younger this year with draft picks and UDFA....or free agents available at bottom prices.
Lot of people talking about how the Broncos can actually move up significantly in the cap space department with just a few moves. I do not personally endorse some of these moves but here are a few...numbers are not exact but just estimates.
Von Miller - 4.2 mil dead cap, 18 mil cap savings (technically there is a club option)
Kareem Jackson - 2.8 mil dead cap, 10 mil cap savings (technically there is a club option)
Jurrell Casey - 0 dead cap, 11.8 mil cap savings
Melvin Gordon - 6.5 mil dead cap, 2.3 mil cap savings
Bryce Callahan - 1.7 mil dead cap, 6.8 mil cap savings
Nick Vannett - 0.875 mil dead cap, 2.7 mil cap savings
Jeff Driskel - 0.75 mil dead cap, 2.5 mil cap savings
Sam Martin - 1 mil dead cap, 2.7 mil cap savings
Royce Freeman - 0.25 mil dead cap, 1 mil cap savings
Duke Dawson - 0 dead cap, 1.1 mil cap savings
There are a few more with about 1 mil cap savings give or take.
Did not list anyone I consider part of our young drafted nucleus or people with dead cap hits larger than cap savings.
Overall point is I think Broncos can be players in what may be the biggest pool of free agents we have seen in a while as other teams will have to release players to get under the cap and/or get cap space to work in 2021.
Bronco free agents I think are something we need to consider
Shelby Harris UFA
Justin Simmons UFA
AJ Johnson - RFA
Phillip Lindsay - RFA
We have a lot of DBs on the free agent list. We can probably sign some of if we want but I think with the amount of players to become available we should wait and see.
The Broncos are currently over 31-39 mil under the cap. The exact number changes depending on which site one wants to look at. Broncos are good in cap space imo.
A lot of teams not so good.
Saints currently at 65 mil over.
Eagles 37 mil over
Rams 25 mil over
Chiefs 18 mil over
Even teams just over the cap need to make some cuts to sign draft picks and have the cap room needed to operate in 2021.
Very realistically all of these teams need to make some kind of cuts to be able to operate in 2021 under the current cap floor.
Saints
Eagles
Rams
Chiefs
Steelers 14 mil over
Falcons 12 mil over
Raiders 10 mil over
Vikings 6 mil over
Packers 4 mil over
Bears 2 mil over
Lions 1 mil over
Titans 1 mil under
Bills 4 mil under
Giants 8 mil under
Texan 10 mil under (10 mil under could be enough for draft picks and a little extra to sign players needed for injuries)
Now some teams like Jax (79 mil), Jets (75 mil), Pats (68 mil), Colts (54 mil), Bengals (46 mil), Wash (41 mil) and Panthers have similar cap space to the Broncos or better. So free agents just looking to get paid and not really caring about what team they go to will probably still get large deals.
A lot of teams will be cutting players. I think 2021 will be unusual in more players will become available at free agency where in previous years teams start signing their own players and players actually start to get taking off the top free agent lists. I think there will be a lot of free agents becoming available. With the reduced cap I think a lot of teams are going to try and get younger this year with draft picks and UDFA....or free agents available at bottom prices.
Lot of people talking about how the Broncos can actually move up significantly in the cap space department with just a few moves. I do not personally endorse some of these moves but here are a few...numbers are not exact but just estimates.
Von Miller - 4.2 mil dead cap, 18 mil cap savings (technically there is a club option)
Kareem Jackson - 2.8 mil dead cap, 10 mil cap savings (technically there is a club option)
Jurrell Casey - 0 dead cap, 11.8 mil cap savings
Melvin Gordon - 6.5 mil dead cap, 2.3 mil cap savings
Bryce Callahan - 1.7 mil dead cap, 6.8 mil cap savings
Nick Vannett - 0.875 mil dead cap, 2.7 mil cap savings
Jeff Driskel - 0.75 mil dead cap, 2.5 mil cap savings
Sam Martin - 1 mil dead cap, 2.7 mil cap savings
Royce Freeman - 0.25 mil dead cap, 1 mil cap savings
Duke Dawson - 0 dead cap, 1.1 mil cap savings
There are a few more with about 1 mil cap savings give or take.
Did not list anyone I consider part of our young drafted nucleus or people with dead cap hits larger than cap savings.
Overall point is I think Broncos can be players in what may be the biggest pool of free agents we have seen in a while as other teams will have to release players to get under the cap and/or get cap space to work in 2021.
Bronco free agents I think are something we need to consider
Shelby Harris UFA
Justin Simmons UFA
AJ Johnson - RFA
Phillip Lindsay - RFA
We have a lot of DBs on the free agent list. We can probably sign some of if we want but I think with the amount of players to become available we should wait and see.
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