Heading into the 2020 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns are in very good shape on the salary cap front. No team has more 2020 cap room available at the kickoff of the draft than the Browns.
Per Field Yates of ESPN, the Browns top the list with over $37 million in available cap room. That figure is over $8 million higher than the second team on the list, the Detroit Lions.
It’s a sign that new GM Andrew Berry and his regime have not gone hog-wild splurging on big-ticket free agents. The abundant cap room gives the Browns some flexibility to acquire high-priced veterans in trades, if they choose that path.
With Myles Garrett and Kareem Hunt among the many key players who will need new contracts in the next year or two, it’s important for Berry and the Browns to remain prudent. But it’s still nice to have the cap space to help bolster the roster in ways several other teams cannot.