Feb. 3, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET
Last week, the NFL reportedly notified teams of yet another salary cap increase. And, as expected, business is booming.
According to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, the league is projecting the new number to land between $301.2 million and $305.7 million. That would be quite a rise from this past season, where the cap was set at $279.2 million.
So, where do the Carolina Panthers—as well as the other 31 franchises—queue up in projected salary cap space for this upcoming campaign?
Here, courtesy of Over The Cap, is the estimated cap space and rank for each team heading into Super Bowl weekend . . .
Tennessee Titans: $104,769,062Las Vegas Raiders: $91,522,807Los Angeles Chargers: $88,677,941New York Jets: $83,569,717Washington Commanders: $76,041,469Seattle Seahawks: $73,284,461Cincinnati Bengals: $54,504,672Los Angeles Rams: $48,214,355Pittsburgh Steelers: $44,943,582San Francisco 49ers: $42,950,176New England Patriots: $42,735,263Arizona Cardinals: $42,187,426Indianapolis Colts: $35,598,489Denver Broncos: $28,885,734Atlanta Falcons: $27,999,824Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $23,828,710Baltimore Ravens: $21,943,387Philadelphia Eagles: $20,557,388Carolina Panthers: $14,437,004New York Giants: $6,947,721Houston Texans: -$1,403,295Green Bay Packers: -$1,436,657Chicago Bears: -$5,300,354New Orleans Saints: -$6,037,060Buffalo Bills: -$7,449,001Detroit Lions: -$8,531,146Cleveland Browns: -$10,286,279Jacksonville Jaguars: -$11,433,472Miami Dolphins: -$16,223,613Dallas Cowboys: -$28,936,140Minnesota Vikings: -$40,156,353Kansas City Chiefs: -$54,530,166Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.
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