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Spotrac’s 2024 NFL Offseason Series continues with a look at each of the four AFC North teams, breaking down their estimated Top 51 cap space, pending unrestricted free agents, a few notable bubble players, and potential ways to free up more cap space this winter. 

AFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST
NFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST

Baltimore Ravens

A long offseason of “will they won’t they” with Lamar culminated in a #1 seed for the Ravens, & an MVP for their QB1. But Baltimore won’t be able to rest on their laurels too long, as they boast 10 players who took at least 50% of the 2023 snaps scheduled for unrestricted free agency this March. The Ranves boast around $5M of Top 51 Cap space heading toward the offseason.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Tyler Huntley

RUNNING BACK
Gus Edwards, JK Dobbins

WIDE RECEIVERS
Odell Beckham, Jr., Nelson Agholor, Devin Duvernay, Laquon Treadwell

TIGHT ENDS
None.

OFFENSIVE LINE
G John Simpson, G Kevin Zeitler

DEFENSIVE LINE
Justin Madubuike, Brent Urban

EDGE DEFENDERS
Jadeveon Clowney
Bubble: Tyus Bowser

LINEBACKERS
Patrick Queen

SECONDARY
Geno Stone (S), Ronald Darby (CB), Arthur Maulet (CB), Rock Ya-Sin (CB), Daryl Worley (CB)

SPECIAL TEAMS
None.

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion on QB Lamar Jackson, freeing up $10.5M of cap
• Extend WR Odell Beckham, Jr., lowering his current $11M voided dead cap hit. OBJ projects toward a 1 year, $12M extension in our system.
• Process a full base salary + $4M roster bonus conversion on TE Mark Andrews, freeing up $7.9M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary + $4M roster bonus conversion on OL Ronnie Stanley, freeing up $11M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Extend RT Morgan Moses, lowering his current $6.96M cap hit in 2024. Moses projects toward a 1 year, $4.5M extension in our system.
• Release OL Patrick Mekari, freeing up $4.3M of cap.
• Release OLB Tyus Bowser, freeing up $5.5M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on CB Marlon Humphrey, freeing up $8.4M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on S Marcus Williams, freeing up $8.6M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.

RELATED LINKS

• Ravens’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Ravens’ 2024 Free Agents

Cincinnati Bengals

Not the year the Bengals were hoping for - largely due to injuries surrounding Joe Burrow of course. The attention this offseason will almost certainly turn to the Wide Receiver room, where two notable pass catchers (Boyd, Higgins) are pending free agents, while Ja'Marr Chase is now extension eligible for the first time, and has been vocal about his desire to secure a new contract this winter. Cincy hits the offseason with around $70M of Top 51 cap space, & the #18 overall pick this April.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
A.J. McCarron

RUNNING BACK
Trayveon Williams
Bubble: Chris Evans

WIDE RECEIVERS
Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd

TIGHT ENDS
Irv Smith, Drew Sample

OFFENSIVE LINE
Jonah Williams (T), Cody Ford (G), Max Scharping (G)

DEFENSIVE LINE
D.J. Reader, Josh Tupou

EDGE DEFENDERS
None.

LINEBACKERS
Joe Bachie, Markus Bailey, Akeem Davis-Gaither

SECONDARY
Chidobe Awuzie (CB)
Bubble: Nick Scott (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
None.

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Extend RB Joe Mixon, lowering his current $8.85M cap hit for 2024. Mixon projects toward a 1 year, $6M extension in our system.
• Waive RB Chris Evans, freeing up $1M of cap
• Process a full base salary + $3M roster bonus conversion on OT Orlando Brown Jr., freeing up $5.1M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion G Alex Cappa, freeing up $3.9M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Extend C Ted Karras, lowering his current $7.3M cap hit for 2024. Karras projects toward a 2 year, $6M extension in our system.
• Process a full base salary conversion for DE Trey Hendrickson, freeing up $10.8M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Extend DT B.J. Hill, lowering his current $10.8M cap hit for 2024. Hill projects toward a 2 year, $28M contract in our system.
• Process a full base salary conversion on DE Sam Hubbard, freeing up $5.3M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary + $1M roster bonus conversion on LB Germaine Pratt, freeing up $2.4M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Extend CB Mike Hilton, lowering his current $7.45M cap hit for 2024. Hilton projects toward a 3 year, $22M extension in our system.
• Release S Nick Scott, freeing up $2.3M of cap

RELATED LINKS

• Bengals’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Bengals’ 2024 Free Agents

Cleveland Browns

Despite significant injuries all season long across their roster, the Browns held on for dear life in 2023, setting themselves up for an important offseason this winter. Cleveland has a Left Tackle & multiple Linebacker holes to be filled in the coming months, but for the most part - this roster remains intact for 2024. The Browns enter January more than $13M of cap in the red, and their first round pick will convey to Houston as part of the Deshaun Watson acquisition.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Joe Flacco

RUNNING BACK
Kareem Hunt

WIDE RECEIVERS
Marquise Goodwin

TIGHT ENDS
Harrison Bryant
Bubble: Jordan Akins

OFFENSIVE LINE
Geron Christian (T), Michael Dunn (T), Nick Harris
Bubble: T Jedrick Wills

DEFENSIVE LINE
Shelby Harris, Maurice Hurst, Jordan Elliott

EDGE DEFENDERS
Za'Darius Smith
Bubble: Foley Fatukasi

LINEBACKERS
Sione Takitaki, Anthony Walker Jr.

SECONDARY
Rodney McLeod (S), Duron Harmon (S), Michael Ford (CB)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Corey Bojorquez (P)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion on QB Deshaun Watson, freeing up $35.8M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Restructure the $12.2M cash owed to RB Nick Chubb into a 2 year, $12M contract, significantly lowering his current $15.8M cap hit when factoring in 3 void years.
• Extend WR Amari Cooper, significantly lowering his current $23.7M cap hit. Cooper projects toward a 3 year, $70M extension in our system.
• Release TE Jordan Akins, freeing up $2M of cap
• If unable to locate a trade partner, process a full base salary restructure for OT Jedrick Wills, freeing up $10.4M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on CB Denzel Ward, freeing up $11.35M of cap when factoring in 1 void year.
• Extend K Dustin Hopkins, lowering his current $3M cap hit for 2024.

RELATED LINKS

• Browns’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Browns’ 2024 Free Agents

Pittsburgh Steelers

Serious question marks with HC Mike Tomlin’s future & the QB position as a whole leave Pittsburgh in a bit of disarray heading into the offseason, despite another improbable run into the postseason. Toss in an up and down season at the WR position, the potential for Cam Heyward to step away, and it could be a very interesting winter for the Steelers, who hit the offseason around $7M over cap.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Mason Rudolph
Bubble: Mitchell Trubisky

RUNNING BACK
None.

WIDE RECEIVERS
Miles Boykin
Bubble: Allen Robinson, Diontae Johnson

TIGHT ENDS
None.

OFFENSIVE LINE
Bubble: Chukwuma Okorafor, Nate Herbig, Mason Cole

DEFENSIVE LINE
Armon Watts, Montravius Adams
Bubble: Cameron Heyward

EDGE DEFENDERS
Markus Golden

LINEBACKERS
Mykal Walker, Blake Martinez, Kwon Alexander

SECONDARY
Levi Wallace (CB), Chandon Sullivan (CB)
Bubble: Patrick Peterson (CB), Damontae Kazee (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
None.

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Release QB Mitchell Trubisky, freeing up $2.9M of cap
• Trade WR Diontae Johnson, freeing up $10M of cap
• Release WR Allen Robinson, freeing up $10M of cap
• Release OT Chukwuma Okorafor, freeing up $8.75M of cap
• Release C Mason Cole, freeing up $4.75M of cap
• Restructure/Extend DE Cameron Heyward’s $16M salary into a 2 year, $16M contract, significantly lowering his current $22.4M cap hit for 2024.
• Process a full base salary + $4.75M roster bonus conversion on DE Larry Ogunjobi, freeing up $6.8M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on LB T.J. Watt, freeing up $15.8M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on LB Alex Highsmith, freeing up $7.6M of cap when factoring in 1 void year.
• Release CB Patrick Peterson, freeing up $6.8M of cap
• Release S Damontae Kazee, freeing up $3M of cap

RELATED LINKS

• Steelers’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Steelers’ 2024 Free Agents

NBA trade season is picking up about three-and-a-half weeks out from the trade deadline. The Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards linked up on a small, but still important deal. Both sides accomplished different things in the deal, but it gives us some insight into the direction both franchises are headed in.

Here are the particulars:

• Detroit Pistons acquire: Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala
• Washington Wizards acquire: Marvin Bagley III, Isaiah Livers, two conditional second-round picks

Both the Pistons and Wizards are bottom-dwellers in the Eastern Conference. It’s likely this trade will have very little on-court impact for either team, at least for the remainder of this season. But this trade sets both up for further moves down the line. Let’s dive in!

Detroit Pistons

Incoming salary: $10.3 million in 2023-24

• Danilo Gallinari (PF/C, one year, $6.8 million)
• Mike Muscala (C, one year, $3.5 million)

Outgoing salary: $14.3 million in 2023-24

• Marvin Bagley III (PF/C, two years, $25 million, $12.5 million in 2023-24)
• Isaiah Livers (SF/PF, one year, $1.8 million)

The Pistons primary objective in this trade was clearing out additional cap space for the 2024 offseason.

Mission accomplished.

Detroit shed the only salary that extends beyond this season in this deal by moving Marvin Bagley III’s $12.5 million salary to Washington. That puts either of the following scenarios in play (without factoring in any other potential trades):

• $50.3 million in cap space – keeping Bojan Bogdanovic on the books for next season

Or

• $66.1 million in cap space – eating a $2 million dead money cap hit for Bogdanovic for next season

That’s what this trade was about for Detroit. They now have the most projected cap space in the NBA in either scenario. The question now becomes: How do the Pistons use that cap space?

During the Troy Weaver era, Detroit has largely used their cap space to eat undesirable salary from other teams while picking up fairly middling assets. Just this past offseason, the Pistons used most of their cap space to take on the contracts of Joe Harris and Monte Morris in salary-clearing deals for the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards, respectively. The Pistons return for eating nearly $30 million in salary in those deals? Three second-round picks.

However, things seem to be pointing in a different direction for Detroit now. Whether it’s impatience or trying to take advantage of an uncertain marketplace, the Pistons seem poised to add players who will actually be expected to deliver on the court. And it’s probably going to happen in the next six months between now and the February 8 trade deadline or this summer.

With somewhere between $50 and $66 million to spend next summer, the Pistons are in play to either sign free agents or make trades in July. Detroit could also do a form of “pre-agency” and make a trade now that uses up some of their future flexibility.

Being realistic, there isn’t a trade the Pistons could make before the deadline that would fix this current season. Things are too far gone for that. But Weaver could make a deal, or two or three, that sets Detroit up for the future with win-now (now being 2024-25, of course!) players. The key? Don’t get silly with trading assets, whether they be young players or future draft picks. That’s true leading up to the deadline or this summer.

The Pistons still have plenty of matching salary they can send out in trades. Bogdanovic, Alec Burks, Joe Harris, Monte Morris and James Wiseman are over $72 million in easily-tradeable expiring (or pseudo-expiring in the case of Bogdanovic) salary. Detroit could also be about $2.5 million under the cap after this deal (pending how they structure the trade, the Pistons could create a mid-sized trade exception), which gives them a bit more wiggle room, if needed, in any potential trades.

So, let’s say Zach LaVine’s trade market is really as barren as reports suggest, Detroit could theoretically sneak in and grab him by sending the Bulls some expiring salary for veteran players. In theory, Chicago could be looking to reset their cap sheet a bit, while also adding reinforcements for a postseason push. If the Pistons grease the skids by offering up a single first-round pick, in addition to two or three vets, is that enough to push a deal through? We don’t know that answer, but that’s the sort of thing Detroit could be looking at doing right now. In the summer, trade options will expand even more.

On the court, the direct impact from this trade is pretty negligible. Gallinari has largely fallen out of the Wizards rotation over the last few weeks. In his age-35 season, Gallinari looks like he’s near the end. He can’t move the way he once did on defense, and defense was never his strength in the first place. Gallinari is also shooting only 31% on three-pointers this season.

One thing to keep mind: Gallinari’s agent is Michael Tellem, who is the son of Pistons executive Arn Tellem. Gallinari is a prime buyout candidate. There’s a good chance he works a deal to get set free before even suiting up in Detroit. Because he’s only making $6.8 million this season, Gallinari would be eligible to join any team after a buyout as some veteran frontcourt depth.

Muscala is in a somewhat similar situation, in that he’s a veteran frontcourt player who might not offer much to the Pistons. However, Muscala is a few years younger than Gallinari and history shows he has some value as a stretch five. He could stick in Detroit to give them a shooting center to plug into the rotation with Jalen Duren and James Wiseman.

As for what Detroit gave up, we have to start with Bagley. Giving up two second-round picks to shed Bagley’s salary is an admission that signing him to a fully-guaranteed three-year $37.5 million contract was a mistake. At the time, it seemed like the Pistons were bidding against themselves. That’s only become clearer over the last season-and-a-half.

Bagley hasn’t been bad this season, especially on offense. He’s shooting a career-high 59% from the field, and he’s averaging 10.2 points. But Bagley’s lack of shooting range (he’s all but stopped taking threes) makes him a poor fit next to the Pistons centers. That limits him to backup duty behind Duren, and even that’s inconsistent with Wiseman still around.

Mostly, Detroit made a mistake in paying Bagley what they did. It wasn’t a crushing one by any means, but it was still salary that could have been better spent elsewhere. That’s now rectified at the cost of a couple second-round picks.

Livers never really built on the promise he showed as a rookie. In that first season, Livers looked like he could be a swing forward with a good three-point shot. Since then, he’s shot worse in each of the next two seasons, and Livers hasn’t improved as a defender or rebounder.

One minor part of this trade that could be getting a little overlooked is that Troy Weaver removed a couple of clubs from Monty Williams’ bag. Instead of throwing minutes (and, worse, starts!) to Bagley or Livers, Williams will now be forced to play other players instead. It’s the equivalent of the “Can’t play Pena” trade from the film version of Moneyball.

Washington Wizards

Incoming salary: $14.3 million in 2023-24

• Marvin Bagley III (PF/C, two years, $25 million, $12.5 million in 2023-24)
• Isaiah Livers (SF/PF, one year, $1.8 million)

Outgoing salary: $10.3 million in 2023-24

• Danilo Gallinari (PF/C, one year, $6.8 million)
• Mike Muscala (C, one year, $3.5 million)

Washington’s side of this trade is less intriguing. But it still gives us some hints of where the Wizards might be headed.

Washington took on about $4 million in salary this season, but they are miles under the luxury tax anyway. The bigger, and more interesting thing, is that the Wizards took on $12.5 million next year. That amount takes Washington from being a projected cap space team at around $25 million to functioning as an over-the-cap team in 2024.

Now, the Wizards have been clear that they are playing the long game in rebuilding. So, this was mostly about getting a couple of second-round picks. Bagley is also young enough that perhaps there is some late-bloomer upside still there if you squint hard enough. Washington has also been dreadfully thin at the five behind Daniel Gafford this season. Bagley gives them a little cover there, and potentially even more cover if Gafford himself is traded.

Livers enters a pretty crowded forward/wing rotation in Washington. He’s not going to play over Kyle Kuzma or Deni Avdija, who have started for the Wizards all season. Livers also is behind Bilal Coulibaly and Corey Kispert, who are former first-rounders and part of Washington’s future.

If it feels like this is kind of a sideways trade for the Wizards, that’s probably true. The second-rounders they have coming to them are tied up with all kinds of swap conditions. That means it’s not even fully clear what they’ll have there. But by taking on Bagley’s $12.5 million for 2024-25, it’s a sign that Washington isn’t planning any quick fixes by using cap space next summer.

Maybe the next trade, or two or three, swing that back in the other direction. But, for now, it looks like Washington is committed to a slower rebuild. And that’s ok, given how long the franchise sat stuck in the middle. It’s also a sign that Michael Winger and crew aren’t done with shuffling players in and out of the nation’s capital. The Wizards likely have an active few weeks ahead of them before the February 8 trade deadline.

Spotrac’s 2024 NFL Offseason Series continues with a look at each of the four AFC South teams, breaking down their estimated Top 51 cap space, pending unrestricted free agents, a few notable bubble players, and potential ways to free up more cap space this winter. 

AFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST
NFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST

Houston Texans

Well that went well. Houston gets the opportunity to build off of a division winning season with 4 more years of rookie contract control with QB C.J. Stroud. The Texans have been operating with 1-year contracts across the roster for the better part of 3 years now, leaving them with dozens of decisions every winter. That trend remains in 2024, where 24 notable Texans are currently headed toward unrestricted free agency. Houston hits the winter with around $75M of Top 51 cap space to operate with.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Bubble: Davis Mills

RUNNING BACK
Devin Singletary, Dare Ogunbowale
Bubble: Andrew Beck (FB)

WIDE RECEIVERS
Noah Brown

TIGHT ENDS
Dalton Schultz

OFFENSIVE LINE
Michael Deiter, George Fant, Josh Jones, Charlie Heck

DEFENSIVE LINE
Sheldon Rankins, Teair Tart, Hassan Ridgeway

EDGE DEFENDERS
Derek Barnett, Jonathan Greenard, Jerry Hughes

LINEBACKERS
Neville Hewitt, Denzel Perryman

SECONDARY
Tavierre Thomas (CB), Steven Nelson (CB), Adrian Amos (S), Kareem Jackson (S), Eric Murray (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Ka'imi Fairbairn (K), Cameron Johnston (P), Jon Weeks (LS)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion on WR Robert Woods, freeing up $4M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Extend TE Dalton Schultz, stopping his $3.375M of voided dead cap from accelerating into 2024, lowering his overall cap hit. Schultz projects toward a 3 year, $34M contract in our system.
• Process a full base salary conversion on OT Laremy Tunsil, freeing up $13.4M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on OL Tytus Howard, freeing up $10.3M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on OL Shaq Mason, freeing up $6.4M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on DT Maliek Collins, freeing up $5.4M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Extend DT Sheldon Rankins, stopping his $5.25M of voided dead cap from accelerating into 2024, lowering his overall cap hit for 2024. Rankins projects toward a 3 year, $30M contract in our system.

RELATED LINKS

• Texans’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Texans’ 2024 Free Agents

Indianapolis Colts

A disappointing finish shouldn’t cloud the fact that Indy answered a lot of questions about their immediate future throughout the 2023 campaign. This is a roster primed to build around Anthony Richardson, Jonathan Taylor, & Michael Pittman Jr. (likely) offensively, with a first-class rebuild on the fly forthcoming on the defensive side of the ball. The Colts hit the offseason with around $72M of Top 51 cap space, & the #15 overall pick this April.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Gardner Minshew
Bubble: Sam Ehlinger

RUNNING BACK
Zack Moss

WIDE RECEIVERS
Michael Pittman Jr., Isaiah McKenzie
Bubble: Ashton Dulin

TIGHT ENDS
Bubble: Mo Alie-Cox

OFFENSIVE LINE
None.

DEFENSIVE LINE
Grover Stewart, Taven Bryan

EDGE DEFENDERS
Tyquan Lewis, Jake Martin

LINEBACKERS
None.

SECONDARY
Kenny Moore (CB), Julian Blackmon (S)
Bubble: Chris Lammons (CB)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Rigoberto Sanchez (P)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion on RB Jonathan Taylor, freeing up $5.3M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Release WR Ashton Dulin, freeing up $3M of cap
• Release TE Mo Alie-Cox, freeing up $5.9M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on OL Quenton Nelson, freeing up $14.3M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Extend RT Braden Smith, lowering his current $16.6M cap hit for 2024. Smith has a case to reset the right tackle market with an extension in the 3 year, $63M neighborhood.
• Extend C Ryan Kelly, lowering his current $14.6M cap hit for 2024. Kelly projects toward a 2 year, $24M extension in our system.
• Extend DL DeForest Buckner, lowering his current $22.75M cap hit for 2024. Buckner projects toward a 2 year, $35M extension in our system.

RELATED LINKS

• Colts’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Colts’ 2024 Free Agents

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jags had sights set on winning the AFC before the wheels fell off down the stretch. Now they’re left with a long offseason, and more than few expensive decisions on the table. Is QB Trevor Lawrence a top of the market extension candidate yet? Will WR Calvin Ridley be let to walk away this March? How many offensive line pieces should get turned over in the coming months? Jacksonville boasts around $29M of Top 51 cap space & the #17 overall pick this April.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
None.

RUNNING BACK D’Ernest Johnson

WIDE RECEIVERS
Calvin Ridley, Jamal Agnew
Bubble: Zay Jones

TIGHT ENDS
None.

OFFENSIVE LINE
Ezra Cleveland, Tyler Shatley

DEFENSIVE LINE
Dawuane Smoot, Angelo Blackson

EDGE DEFENDERS
Josh Allen, K’Lavon Chaisson
Bubble: Foley Fatukasi

LINEBACKERS
None.

SECONDARY
Tre Herndon (CB)
Bubble: Rayshawn Jenkins (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Brandon McManus (K)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary + $1M roster bonus conversion on WR Christian Kirk, freeing up $11.5M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Release WR Zay Jones, freeing up $4.4M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on G Brandon Scherff, freeing up $11M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Extend OT Cam Robinson, lowering his current $21.1M cap hit for 2024. Robinson projects toward a 3 year, $46M extension in our system.
• Extend LB Foyesade Oluokun lowering his current $21.75M cap hit for 2024. Oluokun projects toward a 3 year, $35M extension in our system.
• Extend CB Darious Williams, lowering his $10.5M cap hit for 2024. Williams projects toward a 2 year, $24M extension in our system.
• Release S Rayshawn Jenkins, freeing up $5.1M of cap

RELATED LINKS

• Jaguars’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Jaguars’ 2024 Free Agents

Tennessee Titans

HC Mike Vrabels’ surprise firing adds an additional layer of drama to Tennessee’s offseason, & could signal a larger rebuilding effort than many had originally planned for the organization. QB Ryan Tannehill & RB Derrick Henry have already essentially said their goodbyes, leaving behind $14M of dead cap in their place. Tennessee stumbles into the offseason with around $77M of Top 51 cap space, & the #7 overall pick this April.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Ryan Tannehill
Bubble: Malik Willis

RUNNING BACK
Derrick Henry

WIDE RECEIVERS
Nick Westbrook, Chris Moore
Bubble: DeAndre Hopkins

TIGHT ENDS
None.

OFFENSIVE LINE
Aaron Brewer, Chris Hubbard

DEFENSIVE LINE
Marlon Davidson, Ross Blacklock

EDGE DEFENDERS
Denico Autry, Trevis Gipson

LINEBACKERS
Azeez Al-Shaair

SECONDARY
Kristian Fulton (CB), Sean Bunting (CB), K'Von Wallace (S), Terrell Edmunds (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Nick Folk (K), Morgan Cox (LS)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Trade WR DeAndre Hopkins, freeing up $10.1M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on G Andre Dillard, forfeiting $6.3M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on DT Jeffery Simmons, freeing up $12.3M of cap when factoring in 1 void year.
• Process a full base salary conversion on LB Harold Landry, freeing up $12.9M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.

RELATED LINKS

• Titans’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Titans’ 2024 Free Agents

Spotrac’s 2024 NFL Offseason Series continues with a look at each of the four NFC West teams, breaking down their estimated Top 51 cap space, pending unrestricted free agents, a few notable bubble players, and potential ways to free up more cap space this winter. 

AFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST
NFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST

Arizona Cardinals

Arizona came on strong down the stretch, so much so that they felt comfortable stating their desire to run the Kyler Murray show back in 2024. The Cardinals boasts around $52M of cap space, and the #4 overall pick this April. How quickly can they work to put a contending roster around their well-paid QB1?

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
None.

RUNNING BACK
Bubble: Michael Carter

WIDE RECEIVERS
Marquise Brown

TIGHT ENDS
Geoff Swaim

OFFENSIVE LINE
Elijah Wilkinson, Trystan Colon-Castillo, Pat Elflein
Bubble: D.J. Humphries, Dennis Daley

DEFENSIVE LINE
Leki Fotu, L.J. Collier, Carlos Watkins
Bubble:

EDGE DEFENDERS
None.

LINEBACKERS
Josh Woods, Krys Barnes, Ezekiel Turner
Bubble: Kyzir White

SECONDARY
Antonio Hamilton (CB)
Bubble: Budda Baker (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Bubble: Matt Prater (K)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion on QB Kyler Murray, freeing up $28.7M of cap
• Process a full base salary + $1.5M roster bonus conversion on RB James Conner, freeing up $3.22M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Waive RB Michael Carter, freeing up $1M of cap
• Release WR Zach Pascal, freeing up $1.9M of cap
• Release OT D.J. Humphries, freeing up $9M of cap
• Release OL Dennis Daley, freeing up $1.6M of cap
• Release LB Kyzir White, freeing up $4M of cap
• Trade S Budda Baker, freeing up $15.1M of cap
• Release K Matt Prater, freeing up $3.5M of cap

RELATED LINKS

• Cardinals’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Cardinals’ 2024 Free Agents

Los Angeles Rams

They did it to us again. Just when we thought the wheels were about to come off this train, LA pulls it together, easily finds their way into the postseason, and resuscitates all previous hope. The core remains intact contractually (Stafford, Kupp, Donald), though there are some decisions to be made both in the secondary & especially across the offensive line this winter. The Rams are operating with around $48M of Top 51 cap space right now.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Carson Wentz
Bubble: Stetson Bennett

RUNNING BACK
None

WIDE RECEIVERS
Demarcus Robinson

TIGHT ENDS
Brycen Hopkins
Bubble: Tyler Higbee

OFFENSIVE LINE
Kevin Dotson
Bubble: Joseph Noteboom, Brian Allen

DEFENSIVE LINE
Larrell Murchison

EDGE DEFENDERS
None.

LINEBACKERS
Troy Reeder

SECONDARY
Ahkello Witherspoon (CB), John Johnson (S), Jordan Fuller (S), Duke Shelley (CB)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Brett Maher (K)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion on QB Matthew Stafford, freeing up $23.8M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary + $5M roster bonus conversion on WR Cooper Kupp, freeing up $15M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Convert TE Tyler Higbee’s $5.5M guaranteed roster bonus into signing bonus, then release him, freeing up $8.2M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Release OT Joseph Noteboom, freeing up $5M of cap
• Release OL Brian Allen, freeing up $4.1M of cap
• Process a full base salary + $5M roster bonus conversion on DT Aaron Donald, freeing up $11M of cap when factoring in 4 void years

RELATED LINKS

• Rams’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Rams’ 2024 Free Agents

San Francisco 49ers

The Niners remain a well-oiled machine atop the NFC, with no immediate signs of slowing down soon. Their incredible QB value luck will remain through 2024, as Brock Purdy will account for just $1M of cap next season. The weapon costs are starting to pile up however, and something may have to give this winter in that department. San Francisco heads into the offseason with around $1M of Top 51 cap space.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Sam Darnold

RUNNING BACK
None.

WIDE RECEIVERS
Ray-Ray McCloud, Chris Conley

TIGHT ENDS
Charlie Woerner, Ross Dwelley

OFFENSIVE LINE
Jon Feliciano

DEFENSIVE LINE
Javon Kinlaw, Sebastian Joseph, Kevin Givens

EDGE DEFENDERS
Chase Young, Clelin Ferrell, Randy Gregory

LINEBACKERS
Oren Burks, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
Bubble: Dre Greenlaw

SECONDARY
Tashaun Gipson (S), Logan Ryan (CB)

SPECIAL TEAMS
None.

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion on RB Christian McCaffrey, freeing up $8.4M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on FB Kyle Juszczyk, freeing up $8.4M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on WR Deebo Samuel, freeing up $15.8M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Extend WR Brandon Aiyuk, lowering his current $14.1M cap hit for 2024. Aiyuk currently projects toward a 4 year, $92M extension in our system.
• Process a full base salary conversion on TE George Kittle, freeing up $9.75M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on OT Trent Williams, freeing up $15M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on DE Arik Armstead, freeing up $12.9M of cap when factoring in 4 void years
• Process a full base salary conversion on DT Javon Hargrave, freeing up $6.1M of cap when factoring in 2 void years
• Process a full base salary conversion on LB Fred Warner, freeing up $11.1M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Trade LB Dre Greenlaw, freeing up $6.8M of cap
• Extend CB Charvarius Ward, lowering his current $17.9M cap hit for 2024. Ward projects toward a 4 year, $60M extension in our system.

RELATED LINKS

• 49ers’ 2024 Salary Cap
• 49ers’ 2024 Free Agents

Seattle Seahawks

Does Pete Carroll’s ouster mean more change is imminent in Seattle? It seems logical to assume that the defensive side of the ball will see plenty of turnover, but QB Geno Smith’s contract offers the team an out this March as well. Seattle heads into the offseason with around $4M of Top 51 cap space to operate with, & the #16 overall pick in April’s draft.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Drew Lock
Bubble: Geno Smith

RUNNING BACK
DeeJay Dallas
Bubble: Nick Bellore

WIDE RECEIVERS
Bubble: Tyler Lockett, D'Wayne Eskridge

TIGHT ENDS
Noah Fant, Colby Parkinson

OFFENSIVE LINE
C Evan Brown, LG Damien Lewis, G Phil Haynes,

DEFENSIVE LINE
Leonard Williams, Mario Edwards
Bubble: Dre'Mont Jones, Bryan Mone

EDGE DEFENDERS
None.

LINEBACKERS
Bobby Wagner, Devin Bush, Jordyn Brooks

SECONDARY
Bubble: S Jamal Adams, S Quandre Diggs

SPECIAL TEAMS
None.

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Convert QB Geno Smith’s $9.6M roster bonus into signing bonus, freeing up $7.68M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary + $1.6M roster bonus conversion on WR Tyler Lockett, freeing up $13.3M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on WR D.K. Metcalf, freeing up $9.5M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Waive WR D'Wayne Eskridge, freeing up $1.4M of cap
• Extend TE Will Dissly, lowering his $10M cap hit for 2024. Dissly projects toward a 2 year, $9M extension in our system.
• Release DT Dre'Mont Jones, freeing up $4.8M of cap
• Release DL Bryan Mone, freeing up $5.4M of cap
  Release S Jamal Adams, freeing up $6M of cap
• Release S Quandre Diggs, freeing up $11M of cap
• Extend S Julian Love, lowering his current $8.1M cap hit for 2024. Love projects toward a 4 year, $44M extension in our system.

RELATED LINKS

• Seahawks’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Seahawks’ 2024 Free Agents

MLB’s 2024 Arbitration deadline has come and gone, leaving behind 22 players who have exchanged numbers with their respective teams. We’ll detail a few of the numbers below, including thoughts on what it may mean for a more long-term extension in the near future.

RELATED: Spotrac’s 2024 Arbitration Tracker

Juan Soto (OF, Yankees)

1 year, $31,000,000

The Yankees knew two things when they acquired Soto last month: 1) A long-term extension was out of the question 2) Anything less than Shohei Ohtani’s $30M arbitration salary was out of the question.

Scott Boras’ latest prize product will now play out the balance of the 2024 season on an historic $31M salary in New York, compiling a ridiculous $79.6M 4-year payout through his arbitration process (easily the most ever).

Soto now gets a chance to showcase himself one last time on baseball’s biggest stage, with aspirations of a $400M-$500M free agent contract in his immediate future. The 25-year-old now values near $39M per year with this latest arbitration salary on the books.

Pete Alonso (1B, Mets)

1 year, $20,500,000

Like Soto, Alonso enters his final year of team control as a member of the Boras Corporation - a death sentence for current team contract extension hopes. Polar Bear Pete rounds out his arbitration career with a $6M raise over his 2023 compensation, putting together a $42.4M payout across his last 3 seasons.

Mathematically, this puts Alonso on pace for a free agent contract at around $34M per year. We recently went into great detail as to why this type of contract could be impossible for Pete to lock down.

So what’s plausible for Alonso on a long-term basis? Another big power season in Queens should secure him over $250M in total value, with 8 years a likely term offer at this stage (29-years-old).

Corbin Burnes (SP, Brewers)

1 year, $15,637,000

Baseball’s top trade candidate (thanks in large part to a messy arbitration process in 2023), didn’t mess around too much this time around, locking in a $5.6M raise from the Brewers before Thursday’s deadline.

The $15.6M salary puts Burnes on pace for a $26M per year deal in free agency next winter, with Aaron Nola’s $172M deal in Philly a likely number to latch on to in the coming months.

Devin Williams (RP, Brewers)

1 year, $7,250,000 + option

In a bit of a surprise move, Williams removed himself from the arbitration filing process, agreeing to a near $4M raise over his 2023 salary, while attaching a $10.5 club option (plus escalators) to his 3rd and final arbitration season in 2025. It’s a strange move for a player that could establish himself as one of the best closers in baseball this year, as Williams may have left a few million dollars on the table for 2025 by locking in early, but staying out of a messy arbitration process could have been good enough reason to agree to this type of arrangement.

He’ll be keeping a very close eye on Josh Hader’s free agent contract this winter, a player who suppressed Williams’ ability to thrive early on in his career. Hader is largely expected to surpass Edwin Diaz’s $20M per year mark with his upcoming contract, re-establishing the closer market once again.

The Unsettled

With Devin Williams reversing course, 22 players are now scheduled to take their arbitration matter to the courts. Filing gaps range from Adolis Garcia ($1.9M) to Casey Mize ($25,000).

Spotrac’s 2024 NFL Offseason Series continues with a look at each of the four AFC West teams, breaking down their estimated Top 51 cap space, pending unrestricted free agents, a few notable bubble players, and potential ways to free up more cap space this winter. 

AFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST
NFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST

Denver Broncos

An up & down 2023 is about to lead to a wild (early) 2024, with a financially painful change at the QB position looming. Denver rides into the offseason around $19M in the red in terms of Top 51 cap space, a few notable offensive line free agents, & the #12 overall draft pick this April.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Bubble: Russell Wilson

RUNNING BACK
None.

WIDE RECEIVERS
Bubble: Tim Patrick, Jerry Jeudy (trade)

TIGHT ENDS
Adam Trautman
Bubble: Chris Manhertz

OFFENSIVE LINE
Graham Glasgow, Cameron Fleming, Lloyd Cushenberry

DEFENSIVE LINE
Mike Purcell, Jonathan Harris
Bubble: D.J. Jones

EDGE DEFENDERS
None.

LINEBACKERS
Josey Jewell

SECONDARY
K'Waun Williams (CB), P.J. Locke (S), Fabian Moreau (CB)
Bubble: Damarri Mathis

SPECIAL TEAMS
Wil Lutz (K)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion for WR Courtland Sutton, freeing up $9.5M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Release WR Tim Patrick, freeing up $9.5M of cap
• Trade WR Jerry Jeudy, freeing up $12.9M of cap (unless some of that salary is retained to facilitate a better trade return)
• Release TE Chris Manhertz, freeing up $2.1M of cap
• Extend OT Garett Bolles, lowering his current $20M cap hit for 2024. Bolles projected toward a 3 year, $48M contract in our system.
• Process a full base salary conversion for OT Mike McGlinchey, freeing up $11.1M of cap when factoring in 1 void year.
• Process a full base salary conversion for G Ben Powers, freeing up $8.7M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion for DE Zach Allen, freeing up $11.3M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Release DT D.J. Jones, freeing up $10M of cap
• Extend S Justin Simmons, lowering his current $18.25M cap hit. Simmons projects toward a 2 year, $22M extension in our system.
• Waive CB Damarri Mathis, freeing up $985,000 of cap

RELATED LINKS

• Broncos’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Broncos’ 2024 Free Agents

Kansas City Chiefs

Despite another division title, & a 3 seed in the AFC, the Chiefs’ 2023 regular season has largely been interpreted as a bit of a let down. Most of this stems from KC’s lack of explosiveness offensively, and it’s safe to say that new blood will be brought in to help that notion, but it’s the defensive side of the ball where much of the internal contract discussions need to be had. The Chiefs hit the offseason with around $30M of cap space.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Blaine Gabbert

RUNNING BACK
Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jerick McKinnon

WIDE RECEIVERS
Richie James, Mecole Hardman
Bubble: Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Justin Watson, Skyy Moore, Kadarius Toney, Justyn Ross

TIGHT ENDS
Blake Bell

OFFENSIVE LINE
Donovan Smith,
Bubble: Mark Glowinski

DEFENSIVE LINE
Chris Jones, Derrick Nnadi, Tershawn Wharton

EDGE DEFENDERS
Michael Danna

LINEBACKERS
Willie Gay Jr., Drue Tranquill

SECONDARY
L'Jarius Sneed (CB), Mike Edwards (S), Deon Bush (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Tommy Townsend (P), James Winchester (LS)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Convert QB Patrick Mahomes’s $34.9M roster bonus into a signing bonus, freeing up $27.9M of cap
• Release WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, freeing up $11.98M of cap
• Waive WR Skyy Moore, freeing up $823k of cap
• Waive WR Justyn Ross, freeing up $915,000 of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion for TE Travis Kelce, freeing up $8.6M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion for OL Joe Thuney, freeing up $11.4M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion for OL Jawaan Taylor, freeing up $14.7M of cap when factoring in 2 void years
• Extend DE Charles Omenihu, lowering his current $10.9M cap hit. He projects toward a 3 year, $28M contract in our system.
• Extend S Justin Reid, lowering his current $14.2M cap hit. Reid projects toward a 3 year, $23M contract in our system.
• Extend K Harrison Butker, lowering his current $4.5M cap hit.

RELATED LINKS

• Chiefs’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Chiefs’ 2024 Free Agents

Las Vegas Raiders

A midseason gutting of the staff & change at QB1 tells you everything you might need to know about the Raiders season. Will the core contracts (Adams, Miller, Crosby) stick around for this next iteration, or is this 2024 offseason about another wholesale change? Las Vegas enters 2024 with around $55M of Top 51 cap to work with, and the #13 overall pick in April’s draft.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Bubble: Jimmy Garoppolo

RUNNING BACK Josh Jacobs, Ameer Abdullah

WIDE RECEIVERS
Bubble: Hunter Renfrow

TIGHT ENDS
Austin Hooper

OFFENSIVE LINE
Andre James, Jermaine Eluemunor, Greg Van Roten
Bubble: Jason Kelce (retirement)

DEFENSIVE LINE
Bilal Nichols, John Jenkins, Adam Butler
Bubble: Jerry Tillery

EDGE DEFENDERS
None.

LINEBACKERS
None.

SECONDARY
Amik Robertson (CB)

SPECIAL TEAMS
None.

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Designate QB Jimmy Garoppolo a Post 6/1 release, freeing up $12.1M of cap after June 1st.
• Process a full base salary conversion on WR Davante Adams, freeing up $12.5M of cap when factoring in 2 void years
• Process a full base salary + $5.5M roster bonus conversion on WR Jakobi Meyers, freeing up $7.5M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Release WR Hunter Renfrow, freeing up $8.1M of cap
• Extend OT Kolton Miller, lowering his current $15.6M cap hit in 2024. Miller projects toward a 3 year, $60M extension in our system.
• Process a full base salary conversion on DE Maxx Crosby, freeing up $14.3M of cap when factoring in 2 void years
• Release DT Jerry Tillery, freeing up $3.8M of cap
• Extend S Marcus Epps, lowering his current $7.3M cap hit. Epps projects toward a 3 year, $23M extension in our system.

RELATED LINKS

• Raiders’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Raiders’ 2024 Free Agents

Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers are in the process of locating their next General Manager & Coaching staff, putting a bit of a hold on plans to begin what could be a massive turnover with this roster. Something will need to give sooner rather than later however, as LA enters the offseason -$34M in cap space, with 46 players under contract. The Chargers hold the #5 pick in this April’s draft.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Easton Stick

RUNNING BACK Austin Ekeler, Josh Kelley

WIDE RECEIVERS
Alex Erickson, Jalen Guyton, Keelan Doss
Bubble: Mike Williams, Keenan Allen

TIGHT ENDS
Gerald Everett, Nick Vannett,

OFFENSIVE LINE
Will Clapp
Bubble: Corey Linsley (retirement?)

DEFENSIVE LINE
Austin Johnson, Nick Williams
Bubble: Morgan Fox

EDGE DEFENDERS
Bubble: Joey Bosa (trade?)

LINEBACKERS
Kenneth Murray

SECONDARY
Michael Davis (CB), Essang Bassey (CB), Alohi Gilman (S)
Bubble: JT Woods

SPECIAL TEAMS
None.

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Trade WR Keenan Allen, freeing up $23.1M of cap
• Release WR Mike Williams, freeing up $20M of cap
• Process Corey Linsley’s retirement, freeing up $8.9M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion for OL Trey Pipkins, freeing up $4.1M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Release DL Morgan Fox, freeing up $3.5M of cap
• Trade EDGE Khalil Mack, freeing up $23.25M of cap
• Trade EDGE Joey Bosa, freeing up $14.3M of cap
• Process a $1.5M roster bonus conversion for LB Eric Kendricks, freeing up $1.2M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion for S Derwin James, freeing up $9.3M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Extend P JK Scott, lowering his current $2.51M cap hit

RELATED LINKS

• Chargers’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Chargers’ 2024 Free Agents

Spotrac’s 2024 NFL Offseason Series continues with a look at each of the four NFC East teams, breaking down their estimated Top 51 cap space, pending unrestricted free agents, a few notable bubble players, and potential ways to free up more cap space this winter. 

AFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST
NFC:  NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST

Dallas Cowboys

It was a bit of a roller coaster at times, but the Cowboys secured another NFC East title with a strong finish down the stretch. There are some holes to fill in terms of free agency & a potential cap casualty or two, but this offseason will be largely about taking care of their own - notably QB Dak Prescott, WR CeeDee Lamb, & ED Micah Parsons. Dallas rolls into the offseason around $11M in the whole in terms of Top 51 cap space.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Bubble: Cooper Rush, Trey Lance

RUNNING BACK

Tony Pollard

WIDE RECEIVERS
Bubble: Michael Gallup

TIGHT ENDS
Sean McKeon
Bubble: John Stephens

OFFENSIVE LINE
Tyron Smith, Tyler Biadasz, Chuma Edoga

DEFENSIVE LINE
Johnathan Hankins, Neville Gallimore

EDGE DEFENDERS
Dante Fowler Jr., Dorance Armstrong

LINEBACKERS
Bubble: Leighton Vander Esch

SECONDARY
Stephon Gilmore (CB), Jourdan Lewis (CB), Jayron Kearse (S)
Bubble: Mike Hughes

SPECIAL TEAMS
Trent Sieg (LS)
Bubble: Bryan Anger (P)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Extend QB Dak Prescott, lowering his current $59.4M cap hit in 2024. Prescott projects to a 4 year, $200M+ extension in our system, though a deal north of $55M per year is very much expected.
• Either designate WR Michael Gallup a Post 6/1 release ($9.5M freed up after June 1st), or process a full base salary conversion, freeing up $5.9M when factoring in 2 void years.
• Extend WR CeeDee Lamb, lowering his current $17.9M cap hit in 2024. Lamb projects to a 4 year, $114M extension in our system, though a deal near $125M ($31M+ per year) is very possible.
• Process a full base salary conversion on WR Brandin Cooks, freeing up $5.4M when factoring in 4 void years.
• Trade WR Jalen Tolbert, freeing up $943k of cap. Tolbert has shown glimpses of being able to handle a WR2 role, but the Cowboys aren’t in a position to wait around.
• Process a full base salary conversion on G Zack Martin, freeing up $13.4M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on OT Terence Steele, freeing up $4.9M of cap.
• Process a full base salary conversion on DE DeMarcus Lawrence, freeing up $7M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Release LB Leighton Vander Esch, freeing up $2.5M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on CB Trevon Diggs, freeing up $7.9M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on S Donovan Wilson, freeing up $3.5M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Release P Bryan Anger, freeing up $3M of cap

RELATED LINKS

• Cowboys’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Cowboys’ 2024 Free Agents

New York Giants

Not exactly what the doctor ordered for the G-Men in 2023, & a few staff heads may roll accordingly, but it appears that HC Brian Daboll & QB Daniel Jones will head into the offseason remaining as the 1-2 punch in NY. The Giants head into the offseason with around $37M of Top 51 cap space, & the #6 overall pick in this April’s draft.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Tyrod Taylor
Bubble: Tommy DeVito

RUNNING BACK
Saquon Barkley, Matt Breida

WIDE RECEIVERS
Parris Campbell, Sterling Shepard

TIGHT ENDS
Bubble: Darren Waller

OFFENSIVE LINE
Matt Peart, Justin Pugh, Ben Bredeson
Bubble: Mark Glowinski

DEFENSIVE LINE
A'Shawn Robinson, Jihad Ward

EDGE DEFENDERS
None.

LINEBACKERS
Jarrad Davis, Carter Coughlin, Isaiah Simmons, Cameron Brown

SECONDARY
Adoree' Jackson (CB), Xavier McKinney (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Casey Kreiter (LS)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Process a full base salary conversion on QB Daniel Jones, freeing up $27.5M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary plus $2.4M roster bonus conversion on WR Darius Slayton, freeing up $3M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Release TE Darren Waller, freeing up $6.6M of cap
• Process a full base salary plus $5M roster bonus conversion on OL Andrew Thomas, freeing up $14.4M of cap
• Release OL Mark Glowinski, freeing up $5.7M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on DT Dexter Lawrence, freeing up $11.9M of cap when factoring in 1 void year.
• Process a full base salary conversion on LB Bobby Okereke, freeing up $5.4M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Waive CB Aaron Robinson, freeing up $1.3M of cap
• Process a full base salary plus $2M roster bonus conversion on K Graham Gano, freeing up $3.1M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.

RELATED LINKS

• Giants’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Giants’ 2024 Free Agents

Philadelphia Eagles

Was it a Super Bowl hangover? Maybe, but there are too many positives (contractually too) on this roster to overreact going forward. Philly will need to replace its running game this winter, & an effort to get younger & cheaper in the secondary could also be in order, but for the most part, the Eagles core unit is under contract, and cap-flexible. Philly hits the offseason with around $28M of Top 51 cap space to operate with. 

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Marcus Mariota

RUNNING BACK
D'Andre Swift, Boston Scott, Rashaad Penny

WIDE RECEIVERS
Quez Watkins, Olamide Zaccheaus, Julio Jones

TIGHT ENDS
Albert Okwuegbunam

OFFENSIVE LINE
Iosua Opeta, Jack Driscoll
Bubble: Jason Kelce (retirement)

DEFENSIVE LINE
Fletcher Cox

EDGE DEFENDERS
Brandon Graham

LINEBACKERS
Zach Cunningham, Nicholas Morrow, Shaquille Leonard

SECONDARY
Justin Evans (S), Bradley Roby (CB)
Bubble: Avonte Maddox (S), Kevin Byard (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Braden Mann (P), Rick Lovato (LS)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Extend QB Marcus Mariota to an identical 1 year, $5M contract, lowering his current $3M cap hit (void year) by $333,000.
• Extend WR DeVonta Smith, lowering his current $6.4M cap hit. Smith projects to a 4 year, $80M contract in our system.
• Process a full base salary plus $2.75M roster bonus conversion on OL Jason Kelce, freeing up $2.4M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Process a Post 6/1 retirement or release on DE Brandon Graham, freeing up $1.5M after June 1st.
• Process a Post 6/1 retirement or release on DT Fletcher Cox, freeing up $1.5M after June 1st.
• Extend LB Haason Reddick, lowering his current $21.3M cap hit for 2024. Reddick projects toward a 3 year, $50M extension in our system.
• Release S Avonte Maddox, freeing up $2.3M of cap
• Release S Kevin Byard, freeing up $13.5M of cap
• Extend K Jake Elliott, lowering his current $5.9M cap hit for 2024

RELATED LINKS

• Eagles’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Eagles’ 2024 Free Agents

Washington Commanders

The Commanders fire-sale at the trade deadline was certainly a warning call to the rest of the league that major change was imminent. Just how much still remains to be seen, but Washington enters the offseason with the league’s most cap space ($85M), and the #2 overall draft pick this April. There are worse ways to begin a rebuild.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Jacoby Brissett
Bubble: Sam Howell

RUNNING BACK
Antonio Gibson, Alex Armah

WIDE RECEIVERS
Curtis Samuel, Byron Pringle, Jamison Crowder
Bubble: Dyami Brown

TIGHT ENDS
Bubble: Logan Thomas

OFFENSIVE LINE
Cornelius Lucas, Saahdiq Charles, Tyler Larsen

DEFENSIVE LINE
Efe Obada
Bubble: Jonathan Allen (trade)

EDGE DEFENDERS
Casey Toohill, James Smith-Williams

LINEBACKERS
Cody Barton, Khaleke Hudson, David Mayo

SECONDARY
Kendall Fuller (CB), Kamren Curl (S)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Joey Slye (K)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Trade QB Sam Howell, freeing up $894,600 of cap
• Process a full base salary plus $2M roster bonus conversion on WR Terry McLaurin, freeing up $12.8M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Waived WR Dyami Brown, freeing up $1.3M of cap
• Release TE Logan Thomas, freeing up $6.5M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on OL Charles Leno, freeing up $7.8M of cap when factoring in 4 void years,
• Process a full base salary conversion on OL Andrew Wylie, freeing up $4.3M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Trade DE Jonathan Allen, freeing up $9.5M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on DT Daron Payne, freeing up $11.1M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.

RELATED LINKS

• Commanders’ 2024 Salary Cap
• Commanders’ 2024 Free Agents

Spotrac’s 2024 NFL Offseason Series continues with a look at each of the four NFC South teams, breaking down their estimated Top 51 cap space, pending unrestricted free agents, a few notable bubble players, and potential ways to free up more cap space this winter. 

AFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST
NFC: NORTH | EAST | SOUTH | WEST

Atlanta Falcons

BREAKING: Quarterbacks matter. The Falcons improved defensively, and added even more offensive weapons in the 2023 offseason, but they find themselves on the outside looking in yet again. Most players considered to be “core” are under contract in 2024, so the foundation remains, but there’s a LOT of GM work to do this offseason, and Atlanta should start there with around $36M of Top 51 cap space.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
Bubble: Taylor Heinicke, Desmond Ridder

RUNNING BACK

Keith Smith, Cordarrelle Patterson

WIDE RECEIVERS
Van Jefferson, Mack Hollins, Khadarel Hodge, Scotty Miller

TIGHT ENDS
MyCole Pruitt
Bubble: Jonnu Smith

OFFENSIVE LINE
Matt Hennessy, Storm Norton

DEFENSIVE LINE
Bubble: Grady Jarrett

EDGE DEFENDERS
Calais Campbell, Bud Dupree

LINEBACKERS
Andre Smith

SECONDARY
Jeff Okudah (CB), Tre Flowers (CB)
Bubble: Mike Hughes

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Release TE Jonnu Smith, freeing up $6.5M of cap
• Convert $14M of OL Jake Matthews’ base salary into signing bonus, freeing up $11.2M of cap when factoring in 2 void years
• Process a full base salary conversion on OL Chris Lindstrom, freeing up $9.1M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on OL Kaleb McGary, freeing up $7.5M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Release DT Grady Jarrett, freeing up $12.1M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on DT David Onyemata, freeing up $5.8M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Process a full base salary conversion on LB Kaden Elliss, freeing up $4.2M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Release LB Lorenzo Carter, freeing up $3.75M of cap
• Process a full base salary conversion on S Jessie Bates III, freeing up $9.5M of cap when factoring in 2 void years
• Extend CB A.J. Terrell, lowering his $12.3M cap hit. He projects toward a 4 year, $80M contract in our system.

Related Links

• Falcons' 2024 Salary Cap Table
• Falcons' 2024 Free Agents

Carolina Panthers

Carolina has secured the #1 overall pick this April - for Chicago. Year of the Bryce Young experiment hasn’t gone as planned, and the search for a new coaching staff is already in progress. Toss in a current swing and miss on a Miles Sanders free agent contract, and an expiring contract for top defensive player Brian Burns, and the immediate future isn’t looking much better for the Panthers. Carolina will enter the offseason with around $40M of Top 51 cap space available to them.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK
None.

RUNNING BACK
Bubble: Miles Sanders

WIDE RECEIVERS
DJ Chark, Laviska Shenault
Bubble: Deonte Harty

TIGHT ENDS
Bubble: Ian Thomas

OFFENSIVE LINE
Bubble: Austin Corbett

DEFENSIVE LINE
DeShawn Williams, Chris Wormley

EDGE DEFENDERS
Brian Burns, Yetur Gross-Matos

LINEBACKERS
Deion Jones, Frankie Luvu, Kamu Grugier-Hill

SECONDARY
Jeremy Chinn (S), Sam Franklin (S)
Bubble: Donte Jackson (CB)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Trade CB Donte Jackson, freeing up $6M of cap
• Extend S Xavier Woods, lowering his $7.75M cap hit
• Extend DT Derrick Brown, lowering his $11.6M cap hit
• Process a full base salary conversion on DT Shy Tuttle, freeing up $4.3M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Convert $10M of base salary & a $3M roster bonus from OT Taylor Moton, freeing up $10.4M of cap
• Designate OL Austin Corbett a Post 6/1 release before March 15th, freeing up $6.25M after June 1st.
• Process a full base salary plus a $1.5M roster bonus conversion on C Bradley Bozeman, freeing up $3.6M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Process a full base salary plus a $2.15M roster bonus conversion on TE Hayden Hurst, freeing up $5.4M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Release TE Ian Thomas, freeing up $2.35M of cap
• Process a full base salary plus a $2M roster bonus conversion on WR Adam Thielen, freeing up $5M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Convert Miles Sanders’ $2M roster bonus into signing bonus, then trade his remaining $4.2M salary, freeing up $5.5M of cap

Related Links

• Panthers' 2024 Salary Cap Table
• Panthers' 2024 Free Agents

New Orleans Saints

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Saints have the worst cap situation in the NFL by a country mile. This is par for the course for New Orleans, who enter 2024 around $75M in the red. The good news? There aren’t a ton of notable free agents to account for - with the exception of an offensive line that could be gutted in the coming months.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK

Jameis Winston

RUNNING BACK

Eno Benjamin
Bubble: Alvin Kamara (Post 6/1)

WIDE RECEIVERS
Keith Kirkwood
Bubble: Michael Thomas

TIGHT ENDS
Jimmy Graham

OFFENSIVE LINE
Andrus Peat, James Hurst
Bubble: Ryan Ramczyk (retirement)

DEFENSIVE LINE
Malcolm Roach

EDGE DEFENDERS
Zack Baun

LINEBACKERS

None.

SECONDARY
Johnathan Abram (S)
Bubble: Marcus Maye (S), J.T. Gray (S)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• After unsuccessfully attempting to trade him, convert $25M of QB Derek Carr’s base salary into signing bonus, freeing up $20M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Process a full base salary plus $1M roster bonus conversion for RB Alvin Kamara, freeing up $7.9M of cap
• Designated WR Michael Thomas a Post 6/1 Release, freeing up $1.21M of cap after June 1st.
• Process a full base salary conversion on TE/QB Taysom Hill, freeing up $7M of cap when factoring in 3 void years
• Process a full base salary plus $500,000 roster bonus conversion on TE Juwan Johnson, freeing up $3.8M of cap when factoring in 4 void years
• Process a $6.5M base salary conversion (his guaranteed portion) on OL Ryan Ramczyk, lowering his remaining salary to $1.21M, freeing up $14.4M of cap, preparing his contract for a potential Post 6/1 retirement.
• Process a conversion on an $8M roster bonus for OL Cesar Ruiz, freeing up $6.4M of cap when factoring in 1 void year.
• Process a full base salary plus $500,000 roster bonus conversion on OL Erik McCoy, freeing up $7.1M of cap when factoring in 1 void year
• Process a conversion on a $6.7M roster bonus for DE Cameron Jordan, freeing up $5.3M of cap when factoring in 3 void years.
• Process a conversion on a $9M roster bonus for DE Carl Granderson, freeing up $7.2M of cap when factoring in 1 void year
• Release DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, freeing up $994,000 of cap
• Process a base salary plus $2M roster bonus conversion on S Tyrann Mathieu, freeing up $6.2M of cap when factoring in 4 void years
• Release S Marcus Maye, freeing up $1.4M of cap
• Release S J.T. Gray, freeing up $1.5M of cap

• Saints' 2024 Salary Cap Table
• Saints' 2024 Free Agents

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Bucs improbable run in the NFC South continued with a final hour division championship, throwing a wrench into an offseason that was most likely earmarked for a complete financial tear down. Does Tampa Bay keep their foot on the gas pedal, offering up extensions for QB Baker Mayfield & Mike Evans? Just how big will OT Tristan Wirfs’s rookie extension numbers climb to? The Bucs hit the offseason with around $48M of Top 51 cap space, and plenty of ways to free up more.

NOTABLE PENDING UFAS

QUARTERBACK

Baker Mayfield
Bubble: Kyle Trask

RUNNING BACK

Chase Edmonds

WIDE RECEIVERS
Mike Evans
Bubble: Russell Gage

TIGHT ENDS
None.

OFFENSIVE LINE
Aaron Stinnie, Matt Feiler
Bubble: Ryan Jensen

DEFENSIVE LINE
Greg Gaines, William Gholston
Bubble: Grady Jarrett

EDGE DEFENDERS
Bubble: Anthony Nelson

LINEBACKERS
Devin White, Lavonte David

SECONDARY
Antoine Winfield Jr. (S), Ryan Neal (S), Dee Delaney (CB)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Chase McLaughlin (K), Zach Triner (LS)

CAP CLEARING POSSIBILITIES

• Extend WR Mike Evans, lowering his $12.2M (void) cap hit for 2024. Evans projects toward a 4 year, $95M ($23.8M per year) contract in our system currently.
• Process a $10M base salary conversion on WR Chris Godwin, freeing up $8M of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Release WR Russell Gage, freeing up $11.1M of cap
• Designate OL Ryan Jensen a Post 6/1 release, freeing up $1.2M of cap after June 1st
• Extend OL Tristan Wirfs, lowering his $18.6M cap hit in 2024. Wirfs should be considered as the next highest paid offensive lineman in NFL history ($25M+ per year, $67M+ guaranteed). Wirfs projects toward a 4 year, $102M extension in our system currently.
• Process a full base salary conversion on DL Vita Vea, freeing up $11.5M of cap when factoring in 2 void years.
• Release LB Anthony Nelson, freeing up $1.8M of cap
• Extend LB Lavonte David to an identical 1 year, $4.5M contract, freeing up $133,000 of cap when factoring in 4 void years.
• Process a full base salary conversion on CB Carlton Davis, freeing up $10.3M of cap when factoring in 4 void years
• Process a full base salary conversion on CB Jamel Dean, freeing up $8.7M of cap when factoring in 2 void years

Related Links

• Buccaneers' 2024 Salary Cap Table
• Buccaneers' 2024 Free Agents

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