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Every NFL team’s estimated salary cap space in 2023

Here is a look at where each NFL team stands in terms of their salary cap flexibility ahead of the 2023 offseason.

The NFL announced their $224.8 million salary cap number for the 2023 season this week, which is sure to have implications for the Los Angeles Chargers as well as the league’s other 32 teams.

Los Angeles is currently overextended relative to the cap and will need to make some tough decisions in the offseason to get under the salary threshold heading into the new season. Though they don’t necessarily need to part ways with the top talent on their roster, the Chargers’ fiscal mobility relative to player contracts is severely restricted at this juncture.

Check out every team’s projected cap space below to see just how deep the hole general manager Tom Telesco will have to dig out of:

Chargers have 9th-most salary cap space in NFL

Financially, the Los Angeles Chargers are in good shape.

The Chargers have the ninth-most salary cap space in the NFL, according to an estimate from Over The Cap. A $180.5 million cap estimate to calculate the current cap space for each time was used because the NFL has not yet set the official cap number for the 2021 season.

A look at the 10 teams that have the most cap space:

Team Salary Cap Space
1. Jacksonville Jaguars $82,022,150
2. New York Jets $67,948,314
3. New England Patriots $62,211,837
4. Indianapolis Colts $43,635,239
5. Denver Broncos $42,350,603
6. Washington Football Team $38,277,074
7. Cincinnati Bengals $37,665,630
8. Carolina Panthers $29,680,936
9. Los Angeles Chargers $23,801,246
10. Miami Dolphins $22,769,465

Los Angeles has the least amount of dead money at $58,009.

With free agency approaching, L.A. is currently in a great position to make some big moves. General manager Tom Telesco will have to re-sign some of the team’s own, but they can clear up some cap space by releasing or restructuring some players.