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Cap Overview
Denver currently carries $30.4M in cap room, ranking 10th in the league, and has the benefit of just $1.0M in dead money, the lowest figure in the entire NFL. That combination gives the front office real flexibility right now, but it is a narrow window. Committed salary jumps to $327.9M next season, and projected cap room falls to just $710K, ranking 26th in the league. The team carries 33 expiring contracts this cycle, which creates both opportunity and urgency: productive players need to be re-signed efficiently, and the dead weight among the cut candidates should be cleared now while the room exists to absorb restructures. The saving grace is that committed salary drops substantially to $273.9M in the second year and then falls sharply to $145.5M in the third, meaning the franchise gets genuinely flexible again in the back half of the plan window. The priority for this offseason is addressing WILL linebacker and making deliberate choices about which of the cut candidates are worth carrying into a tighter cap environment.
Top Cap Hits
| Player | Pos | Age | OVR | Cap Hit | Yrs Left | % of Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT · 31 · OVR 82 · 2 yrs | RT | 31 | 82 | $23.8M7.3% | 2 | 7.3% | |
| LG · 29 · OVR 75 · 1 yrs | LG | 29 | 75 | $18.1M5.6% | 1 | 5.6% | |
| DT · 29 · OVR 87 · 4 yrs | DT | 29 | 87 | $16.5M5.1% | 4 | 5.1% | |
| DT · 31 · OVR 77 · 2 yrs | DT | 31 | 77 | $14.6M4.5% | 2 | 4.5% | |
| TE · 31 · OVR 78 · 1 yrs | TE | 31 | 78 | $14.1M4.3% | 1 | 4.3% | |
| WR · 30 · OVR 87 · 4 yrs | WR | 30 | 87 | $14.0M4.3% | 4 | 4.3% | |
| SS · 26 · OVR 88 · 2 yrs | SS | 26 | 88 | $13.5M4.1% | 2 | 4.1% | |
| CB · 26 · OVR 97 · 4 yrs | CB | 26 | 97 | $12.7M3.9% | 4 | 3.9% | |
| FS · 28 · OVR 83 · 1 yrs | FS | 28 | 83 | $9.2M2.8% | 1 | 2.8% | |
| RG · 27 · OVR 95 · 3 yrs | RG | 27 | 95 | $9.2M2.8% | 3 | 2.8% |
Contract Cliffs
| Player | Pos | Age | OVR | Cap Hit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG · 29 · OVR 75 | LG | 29 | 75 | $18.1M | |
| TE · 31 · OVR 78 | TE | 31 | 78 | $14.1M | |
| FS · 28 · OVR 83 | FS | 28 | 83 | $9.2M | |
| QB · 30 · OVR 64 | QB | 30 | 64 | $8.0M | |
| WR · 24 · OVR 78 | WR | 24 | 78 | $6.1M | |
| CB · 26 · OVR 79 | CB | 26 | 79 | $5.8M | |
| CB · 26 · OVR 77 | CB | 26 | 77 | $3.9M | |
| LT · 29 · OVR 67 | LT | 29 | 67 | $2.4M | |
| QB · 27 · OVR 57 | QB | 27 | 57 | $2.0M | |
| REDGE · 24 · OVR 72 | REDGE | 24 | 72 | $1.8M | |
| TE · 27 · OVR 62 | TE | 27 | 62 | $1.6M | |
| SS · 27 · OVR 65 | SS | 27 | 65 | $1.5M | |
| WR · 28 · OVR 69 | WR | 28 | 69 | $1.4M | |
| FB · 29 · OVR 68 | FB | 29 | 68 | $1.4M | |
| HB · 25 · OVR 71 | HB | 25 | 71 | $1.4M | |
| TE · 28 · OVR 63 | TE | 28 | 63 | $1.4M | |
| C · 29 · OVR 66 | C | 29 | 66 | $1.2M | |
| RG · 30 · OVR 67 | RG | 30 | 67 | $1.2M | |
| SS · 25 · OVR 66 | SS | 25 | 66 | $1.2M | |
| C · 27 · OVR 67 | C | 27 | 67 | $1.1M | |
| DT · 28 · OVR 69 | DT | 28 | 69 | $1.1M | |
| WR · 30 · OVR 66 | WR | 30 | 66 | $1.1M | |
| DT · 27 · OVR 68 | DT | 27 | 68 | $1.1M | |
| WR · 28 · OVR 62 | WR | 28 | 62 | $1.1M | |
| HB · 26 · OVR 69 | HB | 26 | 69 | $1.1M | |
| WILL · 25 · OVR 63 | WILL | 25 | 63 | $1.1M | |
| LT · 26 · OVR 64 | LT | 26 | 64 | $1.1M | |
| DT · 28 · OVR 65 | DT | 28 | 65 | $1.1M | |
| FS · 28 · OVR 65 | FS | 28 | 65 | $1.1M | |
| HB · 26 · OVR 67 | HB | 26 | 67 | $1.1M | |
| REDGE · 28 · OVR 70 | REDGE | 28 | 70 | $1.1M | |
| LG · 26 · OVR 66 | LG | 26 | 66 | $1.0M | |
| CB · 27 · OVR 66 | CB | 27 | 66 | $1.0M |
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