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 2018 will be set at $177.2 million, an increase of more than $10 million from 2017.

A flurry of reported big-name trades - including the likes of Alex Smith, Marcus Peters, and Aqib Talib - have dominated the NFL landscape since the end of the season; however, these moves aren't accounted for in cap-space numbers until the official start of the new league year March 14.

All numbers are approximated and rounded to the nearest tenth

Cleveland Browns
Cap SpacePrevious Year Carryover Dead Money
$114.4M$58.9M$10.3M
  • Three of the top five salary-cap hits are from offensive linemen (Joe Thomas, Kevin Zeitler, J.C. Tretter)
  • Most carried over cap space from 2017 at $58.9 million
New York Jets
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$84.2M$17.3M$13.9M
  • Smallest amount spent on defense at $39.5 million
  • No players with a $10-million-plus cap hit (OT Kelvin Beachum highest at $9.5 million)
Indianapolis Colts
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$72.8M$16.8M$1.8M
  • Andrew Luck carries a $24.4-million cap hit, the sixth highest in the NFL
  • Colts only have five players with a $5-million-plus cap hit
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$71.8M$15.2M$815K
  • Fourth-most spent on wide receivers
  • Cutting J.R. Sweezy would save $4.63 million
San Francisco 49ers
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$70M$56M$15.1M
  • Jimmy Garoppolo's league-leading $37-million cap hit is $11.5 million more than the second-placed player, Matthew Stafford
  • Cutting Elvis Dumervil would save $2.75 million
Houston Texans
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$67.8M$9.9M$1.7M
  • Jadeveon Clowney's fifth-year option has a cap hit of $13.85 million
  • J.J. Watt's $15-million cap hit is sixth among defensive linemen
Minnesota Vikings
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$54M$13.7M$655K
  • Five of six biggest cap hits are defensive players (Xavier Rhodes, Anthony Barr, Everson Griffen, Harrison Smith, Linval Joseph)
  • Only one quarterback under contract for 2018 (Kyle Sloter, $555,000 cap hit)
Washington Redskins
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$48.5M$1.5M$503K
  • Cutting Jordan Reed post-June 1 would save $8.3 million
  • Josh Norman's $16.9-million cap hit the biggest among cornerbacks
Tennessee Titans
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$48.4M$30.3M$551K
  • Fourth-most spent on linebackers
  • Cutting Wesley Woodyard would save $4.2 million
Chicago Bears
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$42.9M$7.6M$4.5M
  • Releasing Mike Glennon saves $11.5 million
  • Kyle Fuller costs $12.97 million under the transition tag
Cincinnati Bengals
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$35.5M$10.6M$623K
  • Second-most spent on cornerbacks
  • Andy Dalton ($16.3 million) and A.J. Green ($13.75 million) are the only two players with $10-million-plus cap hit
New Orleans Saints
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$32.5M$287K$13M
  • Drew Brees yet to be re-signed for 2018 ($19-million cap hit in 2017)
  • Three of four biggest salary cap hits belong to offensive linemen (Terron Armstead, Larry Warford, Max Under)
Jacksonville Jaguars
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$35.2M$27.8M$3.9M
  • Most spent on defensive linemen at $58.86 million
  • Six players with a $10-million-plus cap hit (Calais Campbell, Malik Jackson, A.J. Bouye, Telvin Smith, Marcell Dareus, Blake Bortles)
Los Angeles Rams
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$29.6M$4.3M$432K
  • Aaron Donald likely to receive top-tier contract extension; current $6.9-million cap hit
  • Newly acquired cornerbacks Marcus Peters ($3 million) and Aqib Talib ($12 million) have a smaller combined cap hit than Trumaine Johnson ($16.7 million) in 2017
Detroit Lions
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$28.1M$4.2M$6.4M
  • Matthew Stafford carries a $26.5-million cap hit, second highest in the league
  • Second-least spent on linebackers
Denver Broncos
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$25.9M$10.2M$1.4M
  • Third-most spent on linebackers
  • Von Miller's $22.5-million cap hit over $10 million more than next highest player (Demaryius Thomas)
New York Giants
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$23.9M$365K$478K
  • Eli Manning carries a $22.2-million cap hit, 10th highest in the league
  • Manning, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Olivier Vernon account for nearly 32 percent of hard 2018 cap
Carolina Panthers
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$23.5M$4.4M$6.4M
  • Cam Newton, Kawann Short, and Luke Kuechly account for nearly 30 percent of hard 2018 cap
  • Newton carries a $21.5-million cap hit, 14th highest in the league
Buffalo Bills
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$22.8M$11.6M$18.7M
  • Second-most spent on running backs
  • Trading Tyrod Taylor would save $10.44 million
Los Angeles Chargers
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$22.8M$2.6M$4.7M
  • Philip Rivers carries a $22-million cap hit, joint-11th highest in the league
  • Cutting Jason Verrett would save $8.53 million
Arizona Cardinals
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$20.7M$1.6M$7.3M
  • Zero quarterbacks currently on the entire roster
  • Larry Fitzgerald's $15.85-million cap hit the highest on team
Green Bay Packers
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$19.7M$3.9M$4.7M
  • Most spent on wide receivers in NFL
  • Cutting Randall Cobb would save $8.47 million
  • Clay Matthews carries $11.34-million cap hit; 13.5 sacks in past two seasons
Seattle Seahawks
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$18.5M$547K$4M
  • Releasing Richard Sherman saves $11 million, $2.2 million with the trade of Michael Bennett
  • Duane Brown accounts for nearly 44 percent of team's total money spent on offensive linemen
Oakland Raiders
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$15.9M$7.6M$2M
  • Third-most spent on offensive linemen
  • Cutting Sean Smith would save $8.5 million
New England Patriots
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$14.7M$3M$1.6M
  • Most spent on tight ends at $17.17 million
  • Tom Brady carries a $22-million cap hit, joint-11th highest in the league
Atlanta Falcons
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$13.5M$1.1M$4.9M
  • Second-most spent on offense at $102.4 million
  • Matt Ryan's $21.65-million cap hit could be lessened with an impending contract extension
Baltimore Ravens
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$4.9M$3.3M$2.3M
  • Joe Flacco carries a $24.75-million cap hit, fifth highest in the league
  • Third-most spent on cornerbacks at $29 million
Dallas Cowboys
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
$466K$7.9M$14.8M
  • Cutting Dez Bryant would save $8.5 million
  • Demarcus Lawrence costs $17.14 million under the franchise tag
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
-$8.5M$4M$956K
  • Le'Veon Bell costs $14.54 million under the franchise tag
  • Fourth-most spent on offense
Miami Dolphins
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
-$8M$69K$277K
  • Ndamukong Suh carries a $26.1-million cap hit, third highest in the league
  • Jarvis Landy costs around $16 million under the franchise tag
Philadelphia Eagles
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
-$9.8M$514K$737K
  • Third-most spent on defensive linemen at $51 million
  • Fletcher Cox has the second-biggest cap hit among defensive tackles at $17.9 million
Kansas City Chiefs
Cap SpacePrevious Year CarryoverDead Money
-$11.4M$2.6M$5.8M
  • Smallest amount spent on wide receivers at $5.7 million
  • Will save $17 million when Alex Smith trade made official

(Cap number courtesies: NFL Players Association and Over The Cap)

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