The NFL has revealed to each of the 32 clubs across the league what the expected 2020 NFL salary cap range will be and it is great news for the Miami Dolphins. Reports have surfaced that the reported amount will land somewhere between $196M and $201M in salary cap room, a figure that serves as a 40% increase in allotted team spending versus just five years ago according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport.
The NFL informed clubs today that projections for the 2020 salary cap are in the range of $196.8 million to $201.2 million. This marks a 40% increase from five years ago in the 2015 season ($143.3 million).
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 10, 2019
For the Miami Dolphins, the new cap figure will mark a monumental amount of spending power for the team this offseason — the Dolphins are currently listed as owning $122M in cap commitments for the 2020 NFL season, according to Over the Cap. Factor in the Dolphins’ ability to roll over the $20M in surplus salary cap that the team is in possession of already this season and the Miami Dolphins will enter the 2020 calendar year with over $100M in salary cap spending power — before veteran cuts.
Among the cuts on the table for Miami? Safety Reshad Jones, who could clear an additional $7.54M in cap room if he’s cut before June 1st. Wide receiver Albert Wilson is also a significant candidate to be cut — his pre-June 1st cut would net the Dolphins an additional $9.5M in salary cap space for 2020. Center Daniel Kilgore is another logical cut candidate, as Miami could save his entire $3.625M salary against the cap if he’s cut this offseason.
It’s shaping up to be quite a thrilling offseason for the Dolphins. Between all of their draft capital and the surplus of cap room (and room to add even more), the Dolphins can be as aggressive as they’d like to be in bolstering the roster next spring.
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