The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to a salary cap floor of $175 million for the 2021 season. Depending on how much revenue the NFL makes this season, the cap could be higher than that, but it won’t be lower.
This year, the cap was about $198 million. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the cap was expected to increase to more than $200 million in 2021.
A lower-than-expected cap next year could cause problems for several NFL teams. The Denver Broncos wouldn’t be in terrible shape.
If the cap is set at exactly $175 million, the Broncos will have $29,077,049 in cap space next season, according to an estimate from OverTheCap.com. Denver would have the 10th-most cap space in the NFL and the second-most in the AFC West (the Los Angeles Chargers would have $73,768,409).
The Las Vegas Raiders would be $9,813,777 above the salary cap and the Kansas City Chiefs would be in the hole $25,708,490, according to OTC.
The Broncos’ list of players set to become free agents next year includes safety Justin Simmons, kicker Brandon McManus and running back Phillip Lindsay, who would be a restricted free agent.
