For a handful of years, the Atlanta Falcons could barely afford to add players in free agency because the roster was so full of bloated contracts. It wasn’t until the Falcons hired general manager Terry Fontenot in 2021 that the team started to get the salary cap under control.
In 2023, Atlanta entered the offseason with the second-most available cap space in the NFL, netting big names like Jessie Bates III and Calais Campbell in free agency. Having additional cap space also gives teams more flexibility in terms of how they want to address certain positions.
Let’s check out where all 32 NFL teams (including the Falcons) are ranked in terms of total cap space going into 2024.
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