I will be posting a handy reference guide that brings together all of the relevant information here on Over The Cap for each division in the NFL as free agency begins next week. You’ll be able to see the cap room your favorite team has, an overview of some team needs, the draft picks they’re projected to have, and what those draft picks are projected to cost.
*Salaries and Draft Picks are updated up to March 11.*
2018 Buffalo Bills
Team Cap = $188,783,459
Total Cap Spend = $156,485,628
Top 51 = $129,166,340
Dead Money = $26,359,288
Team Cap – (Top 51 + Dead Money) = Cap Space
Cap Space = $33,257,831
Rookie Pool = $9,196,004
Cap Space – Rookie Pool = $24,061,827
Draft Picks:
9 draft picks: 1/21, 1/22, 2/53, 2/56, 3/65, 3/96, 4/121, 5/158, 5/166
Lance Zierlein’s NFL.com Team Needs:
Team’s Free Agents:
2018 Miami Dolphins
Team Cap = $177,269,161
Total Cap Spend= $181,662,538
Top 51 = $179,465,850
Dead Money = $276,688
Team Cap – (Top 51 + Dead Money) = Cap Space
Cap Space = -$2,473,377
Rookie Pool = $8,380,990
Cap Space – Rookie Pool = -$10,854,367
Draft Picks:
9 draft picks: 1/11, 2/42, 3/73, 4/111, 4/123, 4/131, 6/183, 7/223, 7/229
Lance Zierlein’s NFL.com Team Needs:
2018 New England Patriots
2018 Team Cap = $180,212,602
Total Cap = $163,708,421
Top 51 = $155,761,332
Dead Money = $2,590,423
Team Cap – (Top 51 + Dead Money) = Cap Space
Cap Space = $21,860,847
Rookie Pool = $5,526,684
Cap Space – Rookie Pool = $16,334,163
Draft Picks:
6 draft picks: 1/31, 2/43, 2/63, 3/95, 4/136, 6/205
Lance Zierlein’s NFL.com Team Needs:
2018 Team Cap = $194,521,900
Total Cap = $104,839,473
Current Cap Top 51 = $89,481,136
Dead Money = $13,918,337
Team Cap – (Top 51 + Dead Money) = Cap Space
Cap Space = $91,122,427
Rookie Pool = $9,660,917
Cap Space – Rookie Pool = $81,461,510
Draft Picks:
8 draft picks: 1/6, 2/37, 2/49, 3/72, 4/107, 5/157, 6/179, 7/235
Lance Zierlein’s NFL.com Team Needs:
Zack Moore is a writer for OverTheCap.com and author of the recently released book titled, “Caponomics: Building Super Bowl Champions,” which is now available on Amazon. You can follow him on Twitter @ZackMooreNFL.
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