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Eagles among teams with the highest salary-cap rollover into 2023 offseason

The Philadelphia Eagles are among the teams in the NFL with the highest salary-cap rollover into the 20223 offseason

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Howie Roseman pulled the Eagles out of salary cap purgatory over the past two years and even with the cap expected to rise, he’ll have his most difficult offseason to date, with at least 16 impact players set for free agency.

Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network recently reported the salary cap for the 2023 season is expected to be in excess of $220 million, which would set an all-time record.

That would be $20 million more than the $208.2 million for 2022.

ESPN’s Field Yates took a look at what NFL teams rolled over in cap room and the Eagles saved $5.4 million to add to the estimated $10 million that they’ll have available when the new league year begins.

There will be looming roster decisions to be made to help Philadelphia get some semblance of fiscal comfort, but there are no potential big moves or restructures in the cards this spring.

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Jaguars roll over most cap space in the NFL

Jacksonville will roll over more than $25 million in unused cap space from last offseason.

The Jacksonville Jaguars entered last offseason with essentially a blank check to improve the roster. But despite leading the league in available cap space, general manager Trent Baalke chose to pinch pennies, making a handful of value signings while avoiding big (and pricey) splashes.

The efficacy of that decision is highly questionable in hindsight, but regardless, Jacksonville didn’t use a large portion of its space. As a result, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that this team leads the league in cap rollover heading into the 2022 offseason by a wide margin with $25.8 million, according to ESPN NFL reporter Field Yates.

It’s a good thing for the Jags that they have a lot of capital to work with, as they have some tough decisions to make, namely when it comes to offensive tackle Cam Robinson and receiver DJ Chark Jr.

Robinson played on the franchise tag this season, and while tagging him again is a possibility, it would be less than ideal. He was solid this season, but he will almost certainly want a deal that puts him in the top class of the league’s blindside blockers. The team drafted Walker Little to potentially replace him, and the rookie out of Stanford impressed in the three starts he made this season.

Chark, meanwhile, missed almost all of his contract season with a broken ankle, making the decision even tougher. However, given the way the receiving corps performed in his absence, the Jags really can’t afford to let him go. Re-signing him should be a top priority unless the team is able to make a move for a free agent like Chris Godwin (who won’t be available right away with an ACL tear).

The roster still has a lot of needs after a disappointing season, but at least Jacksonville, who is projected to be in the top three of the league in terms of available cap space, has the money to make some bigger moves if it chooses to.

Broncos have 3rd-highest salary cap rollover total in the NFL

After rolling over their unused cap space from 2021, the Broncos are expected to have around $50M in cap space this offseason.

The Denver Broncos have $11,282,344 worth of unused salary cap space from the 2021 NFL season, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.

That’s the third-highest rollover total in the NFL this season, trailing only the Philadelphia Eagles ($16,481,403) and Jacksonville Jaguars ($25,752,355).

The Broncos’ official rollover number won’t be finalized until after the NFL audits each team’s books, but it will likely be pretty close to $11 million.

Denver currently has $171,798,504 worth of contracts counting against its 2022 salary cap, according to OverTheCap.com. Subtracted from the NFL’s $208.2 million salary cap, that would leave the team with $36,401,496 in cap space before adding unused cap from 2021.

With the team’s $11 million-plus rolling over from this past season, the Broncos are currently estimated to have about $47,683,840 in salary cap space this offseason. Again, that’s not an official or final number, but the team’s cap total should be in that ballpark.

Denver already created some extra cap room by restructuring the contract of guard Graham Glasgow, and more cap-related moves could be on the way. The new league year — and NFL free agency — will begin on March 16.

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