New Falcons head coach Arthur Smith and general manager Terry Fontenot have their hands full trying to get the roster in line with the projected salary cap for 2021. While the actual cap number has yet to be determined, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a drastic decrease in spending for each team.
Per Field Yates and the NFL Players Association public salary report, the Falcons will see a cap rollover of $1.7 million. The cap rollover is simply the amount of unused cap space from the previous season for the team to add to their cap total for the following season.
A look at how much cap space each NFL team rolled over to 2021, from the Browns ($30,366,604) to the Ravens ($586,822).
The NFL will audit these amounts after calculating incentives and cap credits from this year. The final amounts will be added to each team's cap for 2021. pic.twitter.com/cKen1bbgJ5
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 20, 2021
Already roughly $36 million over the projected cap for 2021, the $1.7 million in cap relief won’t make much of a difference in how the Falcons approach the offseason and player transactions.
The projected cap for 2021 will be no lower than $175 million but is rumored to being around $180 million. Having a cap total in the $180 million range would give the Falcons slightly more space, but still require the team to make cuts and restructures to get in line with the cap.
