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I recently put together a rather exhausting spread sheet, that I then posted (Miami Dolphins salary cap 2014), on the Miami Dolphins roster as it sits presently and how each player impacts the Dolphins cap number in 2014 if the players contract is left as it is, the player is traded, the player is cut or if the player is cut/traded after June 1st. As a follow up I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the rest of the NFL's cap situation vs. Miami's. Where does each team sit with cap money entering the off-season and what key free agents does each have that they may look at resigning?
Before I get jumped on for the list from Miami, yes, I know that not all of the offensive line men will be resigned but I could see a couple of them brought back for depth and possibly as starters if the new GM is not able to replace the entire line, sans Pouncey, in one single off-season. After all, despite the large amount of cap space we have, this seems like quite the undertaking. Either way I would expect that the offensive line looks MUCH different from last seasons debacle.
I also have a somewhat strong feeling that Miami will trade or cut Matt Moore and cut Dimitri Patterson, giving them an additional 9.4 million in cap space. I could see Patterson being restructured or resigned but at a much lower cap number then his present number of 5.4 million. Of course this will happen with other teams around the NFL as well because as you can see many are up against the cap and still need money to not only sign enough players along with draft picks to fill the roster out but also to leave some leeway in their cap, giving them the ability to sign players mid season to fill in for injured players.
The projected "average" to sign draft picks for the 2014 draft is 5.4 million dollars. In fact if you take that amount and assume that each team has to be prepared to spend that number going in to the draft that would put 10 teams over the cap including the Patriots and would leave 3 more with hardly any cap space to spend on free agents. This of course means that many teams will be cutting players just to get under the cap further flooding the free agent market. I am too lazy to go back and see how this compares to past years but this seems like a year that will see some real bargains on the FA market which is good news when you are already a top 5 team cap wise with the ability to quickly add even more space.
| Team | Cap Space | 2013 record | 2014 Div. Standing | Number of own FA's |
| Oakland Raiders | $61,725,518.00 | 4-12 | 4th AFC West | 23 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | $50,183,525.00 | 4-12 | 3rd AFC South | 15 |
| Cleveland Browns | $46,041,554.00 | 4-12 | 4th AFC North | 6 |
| Indianapolis Colts | $34,597,724.00 | 11-5 | 1st AFC South | 23 |
| Miami Dolphins | $33,081,861.00 | 8-8 | 3rd AFC East | 21 |
| Green Bay Packers | $29,181,378.00 | 8-7 & 1 | 1st NFC North | 20 |
| Washington Redskins | $26,866,007.00 | 3-13 | 4th NFC East | 18 |
| Minnesota Vikings | $25,843,286.00 | 5-10 & 1 | 4th NFC North | 18 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | $24,272,331.00 | 11-5 | 1st AFC North | 13 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | $21,214,486.00 | 10-6 | 1st NFC East | 10 |
| New York Jets | $21,011,558.00 | 8-8 | 2nd AFC East | 20 |
| Buffalo Bills | $20,302,215.00 | 6-10 | 4th AFC East | 13 |
| Carolina Panthers | $15,025,991.00 | 12-4 | 1st NFC South | 24 |
| New York Giants | $13,400,286.00 | 7-9 | 3rd NFC East | 29 |
| Atlanta Falcons | $13,397,417.00 | 4-12 | 3rd NFC South | 11 |
| Baltimore Ravens | $12,546,887.00 | 8-8 | 3rd AFC North | 20 |
| Denver Broncos | $12,420,006.00 | 13-3 | 1st AFC West | 22 |
| Arizona Cardinals | $11,404,254.00 | 10-6 | 3rd NFC West | 20 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $10,867,487.00 | 4-12 | 4th NFC South | 18 |
| Tennessee Titans | $7,194,952.00 | 7-9 | 2nd AFC South | 14 |
| San Francisco 49ers | $7,012,930.00 | 12-4 | 2nd NFC West | 12 |
| Chicago Bears | $6,694,857.00 | 8-8 | 2nd NFC North | 23 |
| New England Patriots | $4,529,129.00 | 12-4 | 1st AFC East | 11 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | $4,274,553.00 | 11-5 | 2nd AFC West | 17 |
| Houston Texans | $3,406,138.00 | 2-14 | 4th AFC South | 16 |
| St Louis Rams | $1,549,395.00 | 7-9 | 4th NFC West | 13 |
| Seattle Seahawks | $1,029,037.00 | 13-3 | 1st NFC West | 20 |
| San Diego Chargers | ($66,501.00) | 9-7 | 3rd AFC West | 16 |
| Detroit Lions | ($4,527,476.00) | 7-9 | 3rd NFC North | 21 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ($11,769,379.00) | 8-8 | 2nd AFC North | 21 |
| New Orleans Saints | ($12,505,809.00) | 11-5 | 2nd NFC South | 21 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ($23,757,502.00) | 8-8 | 2nd NFC East | 11 |
AFC East
New Enland Patriots- LeGarrette Blount RB, Julian Edelman WR, Ryan Wendell C, Brandon Spikes ILB, Aqui Talib CB
New York Jets- Willie Colon G, Ed Reed S, Nick Folk K
Miami Dolphins- Tyson Clabo OT, Bryant McKinnie OT, Richie Incognito G, John Jerry G, Paul Soliai DT, Randy Starks DT, Brent Grimes CB, Chris Clemons S
Buffalo Bills- Scott Chandler TE, Jairus Byrd S, Jim Leonhard S, Dan Carpenter K
AFC North
Cincinnati Bengals- Mike Pollak G, Michael Johnson DE, Michael Boley OLB, Chris Crocker S
Pittsburgh Steelers- Emmanuel Sanders WR, Brett Keisel DE, Ziggy Hood DT, Jason Worilds OLB, Ryan Clark S, Mat McBriar P
Baltimore Ravens- Jacoby Jones WR, Dennis Pitta TE, Ed Dickson TE, Michael Oher OT, Arthur Jones DE, Daryl Smith ILB, James Ihedigbo S
Cleveland Browns- Alex Mack C, Billy Cundiff K
AFC South
Indianapolis Colts- Ahmad Bradshaw RB, Darrius Heyward-Bey WR, Mike Johnson G, Mike McGlynn C, Fili Moala DT, Kavell Connner ILB, Vontae Davis CB, Cassius Vaughn CB, Antoine Bethea S, Adam Vinatieri K, Pat McAfee P
Tennessee Titans- Kenny Britt WR, Ropati Pitoitua DT, Alterraun Verner CB, Bernard Pollard S
Jacksonville Jaguars- Chad Henne QB, Maurice Jones-Drew RB, Brad Meester C, Will Blackmon CB
Houston Texans- Ben Tate RB, Donald Brown RB, Garrett Graham TE, Ryan Harris OT, Wade Smith G, Antonio Smith DE
AFC West
Denver Broncos- Knowshon Moreno RB, Eric Decker WR, Zane Beadles G, Dan Koppen C, Robert Ayers DE, Jeremy Mincey DE, Shaun Phillips OLB, Paris Lenon ILB, Wesley Woodyard ILB, Quentin Jammer CB, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB, Mike Adams S, Michael Huff S
Kansas City Chiefs- Branden Albert OT, Geoff Schwartz G, Tyson Jackson DE, Husain Abdullah S, Quintin Demps S, Kendrick Lewis S
San Diego Chargers- Rich Ohrnberger G, Cam Thomas DT, Larry English OLB, Donald Butler ILB, Richard Marshall CB
Oakland Raiders- Darren McFadden RB, Rashard Mendenhall RB, Jared Veldheer OT, Andre Gurode C, Lamarr Houston DE, Jason Hunter DE, Pat Sims DT, Mike Jenkins CB, Tracy Porter CB, Charles Woodson S
NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles- Michale Vick QB, Jeremy Maclin WR, Riley Cooper WR, Corey Graham CB, Nate Allen S, Colt Anderson S, Kurt Coleman S, Donnie Jones P
Dallas Cowboys- Brian Waters G, Anthony Spencer DE, Jason Hatcher DT
New York Giants- Andre Brown RB, Hakeem Nicks WR, Brandon Myers TE, David Diehl OT, Justin Tuck DE, Mike Patterson DT, Shaun Rogers DT, Keith Rivers OLB, Jon Beason ILB, Aaron Ross CB, Terrell Thomas CB, Stevie Brown S, Josh Brown K
Washington Redskins- Brian Orakpo OLB, Nick Barnett ILB, London Fletcher ILB, E.J. Biggers CB, DeAngelo Hall CB, Josh Wilson CB, Reed Doughty S, Brandon Meriweather S
NFC North
Green Bay Packers- Matt Flynn QB, James Starks RB, John Kuhn FB, James Jones WR, Jermichael Finley TE, Evan Dietrich-Smith C, C.J. Wilson DE, Johnny Jolly DT, Ryan Pickett DT, B.J. Raji DT, Sam Shields CB
Chicago Bears- Josh McCown QB, Devin Hester WR, Roberto Garza C, Nate Collins DT, Henry Melton DT, Jay Ratliff DT, James Anderson OLB, D.J. Williams ILB, Kelvin Hayden CB, Charles Tillman CB
Detroit Lions- Brandon Pettigrew TE, Dominic Raiola C, Israel Idonije DE, Willie Young DE, Rocky McIntosh OLB, Rashean Mathis CB, David Akers K
Minnesota Vikings- Josh Freeman QB, Toby Gerhart RB, Jerome Simpson WR, Charlie Johnson G, Everson Griffen DE, Kevin Williams DT, Desmond Bishop ILB, Chris Cook CB
NFC South
Carolina Panthers- Brandon LaFell WR, Ted Ginn WR, Jordan Gross OT, Bruce Campbell G, Geoff Hangartner G, Travelle Wharton G, Greg Hardy DE, Colin Cole DT, Jordan Senn OLB, Drayton Florence CB, Captain Munnerlyn CB, Mike Mitchell S, Graham Gano K
New Orleans Saints- Robert Meachem WR, Jimmy Graham TE, Zach Strief OT, Brian De La Puente C, Johnathan Vilma ILB, Malcolm Jenkins S, Shayne Graham K
Atlanta Falcons- Jonathan Babineaux DT, Corey Peters DT, Stephen Nicholas OLB, Asante Samuel CB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Rian Lindell K
NFC West
Seattle Seahawks- Michael Robinson FB, Golden Tate WR, Breno Giacomini OT, Paul McQuistan G, Michael Bennett DE, Tony McDaniel DT, Clinton McDonald DT, O'Brien Schofield OLB, Walter Thurmond CB, Steven Hauschka K
San Francisco 49ers- Anquan Boldin WR, Jonathan Goodwin C, Tarell Brown CB, Eric Wright CB, Donte Whitner S, Phil Dawson K
Arizona Cardinals- Rashard Mendenhall RB, Andre Roberts WR, Frostee Rucker DE, Matt Shaughnessy DE, Karlos Dansby ILB, Yeremiah Bell S, Jay Feely K
St. Louis Rams- Jo-Lonn Dunbar OLB, Will Witherspoon ILB
