NFL Teams’ Updated Salary Cap for 2024 Ahead of Training Camp

Much of the high-profile roster-management portion of the offseason is now in the rearview mirror, but some NFL teams are still better positioned than others to make late additions ahead of the 2024 campaign.

No team in the league has more cap space available at this stage of the offseason than the New England Patriots, who will be looking to turn things around after a 4-13 effort and last-place finish during the 2023 campaign.

They are followed by the Washington Commanders and Arizona Cardinals, who are also looking to go from disappointing showings to surprising playoff runs.

Here is a look at the updated salary cap numbers as of Sunday at 2 p.m. ET, per Over The Cap.

1. New England Patriots, $43.8 million
2. Washington Commanders, $37 million
3. Arizona Cardinals, $35.4 million
4. Detroit Lions, $34.6 million
5. Las Vegas Raiders, $34.1 million
6. San Francisco 49ers, $31.5 million
7. Jacksonville Jaguars, $28.6 million
8. Green Bay Packers, $28.4 million
9. Minnesota Vikings, $26.3 million
10. Indianapolis Colts, $25.9 million
11. Philadelphia Eagles, $25.8 million
12. Tennessee Titans, $24.2 million
13. Chicago Bears, $21.5 million
14. Cincinnati Bengals, $21.2 million
15. Los Angeles Chargers, $20.7 million
16. Houston Texans, $20.2 million
17. Miami Dolphins, $16 million
18. Pittsburgh Steelers, $15.9 million
19. Kansas City Chiefs, $15.4 million
20. Cleveland Browns, $13.7 million
21. Dallas Cowboys, $12.1 million
22. New Orleans Saints, $12 million
23. New York Giants, $11.5 million
24. Buffalo Bills, $10.1 million
25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, $8.6 million
26. Seattle Seahawks, $8.5 million
27. Los Angeles Rams, $8.4 million
28. Denver Broncos, $7.7 million
29. New York Jets, $6.3 million
30. Carolina Panthers, $6 million
31. Baltimore Ravens, $5.9 million
32. Atlanta Falcons, $3.5 million

While four of the top five teams in terms of remaining salary-cap space are coming off disappointing seasons that didn’t feature playoff appearances, the Detroit Lions stand out at No. 4 overall.

After all, Detroit is coming off a 12-5 campaign that included an NFC North title and run to the NFC Championship Game. It also nearly made the Super Bowl and ultimately blew a 24-7 halftime lead in that NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers.

The Lions spent much of this offseason securing the long-term future of their team with contract extensions for quarterback Jared Goff, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and offensive tackle Penei Sewell.

Given that long-term approach, it’s not as surprising that the front office hasn’t committed as many short-term resources this offseason. The Lions don’t have as many immediate needs as many other teams and didn’t want to impact their chances of keeping those core pieces long term with ill-advised free agent signings early in the offseason.

Yet that salary cap space does give the front office enough flexibility to make a late move or two if necessary.

The start of training camps across the league will inevitably lead to player cuts, which also creates opportunities for other teams to provide those players with change-of-scenery chances as under-the-radar additions.

If multiple teams are interested in the same handful of free agents following roster cuts, the Lions and others with plenty of salary cap space will be in ideal position to come out on top in any bidding wars.

And that would have them even better equipped to take the next step and reach the Super Bowl during the upcoming season.