All 32 teams (including the Panthers) ranked by projected 2026 salary cap space

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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 . . .

1. Tennessee Titans: $104,769,062
2. Las Vegas Raiders: $91,522,807
3. Los Angeles Chargers: $88,677,941
4. New York Jets: $83,569,717
5. Washington Commanders: $76,041,469
6. Seattle Seahawks: $73,284,461
7. Cincinnati Bengals: $54,504,672
8. Los Angeles Rams: $48,214,355
9. Pittsburgh Steelers: $44,943,582
10. San Francisco 49ers: $42,950,176
11. New England Patriots: $42,735,263
12. Arizona Cardinals: $42,187,426
13. Indianapolis Colts: $35,598,489
14. Denver Broncos: $28,885,734
15. Atlanta Falcons: $27,999,824
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $23,828,710
17. Baltimore Ravens: $21,943,387
18. Philadelphia Eagles: $20,557,388
19. Carolina Panthers: $14,437,004
20. New York Giants: $6,947,721
21. Houston Texans: -$1,403,295
22. Green Bay Packers: -$1,436,657
23. Chicago Bears: -$5,300,354
24. New Orleans Saints: -$6,037,060
25. Buffalo Bills: -$7,449,001
26. Detroit Lions: -$8,531,146
27. Cleveland Browns: -$10,286,279
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: -$11,433,472
29. Miami Dolphins: -$16,223,613
30. Dallas Cowboys: -$28,936,140
31. Minnesota Vikings: -$40,156,353
32. Kansas City Chiefs: -$54,530,166

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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: NFL free agency: All 32 teams ranked by projected 2026 salary cap space

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