Jags to carry around $ 23.4 million in salary cap space from 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic having a financial impact on the world of sports, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the NFL salary cap in 2021. After seeing the NFL reach a figure of $ 198.2 million per team in 2020 , next season’s cap could drop to $ 175 million. .

Either way, it’s widely known that the Jags will do well in terms of ceiling space. Often in 2020, they were to have the most headroom space for next season, which made their vacations as head coach and general manager more appealing than they already were.

Part of the Jags’ total cap for 2021, according to ESPN’s Field Yates, will be a turnover figure of around $ 23.4 million, which would be the fourth highest amount. That’s a number that’s also well above the league average, as the Los Angeles Rams are right in the middle with a figure of $ 5.67 million.

According to Spotrac, the Jags will be the first in the NFL with a salary cap of $ 74.6 million if the amount of the NFL salary cap drops to $ 175 million. Of course, that is largely due to all the huge contracts they traded last season, like the ones held by AJ Bouye and Calais Campbell. They also avoided having to pay defensive end Yannick Ngakoue his franchise salary ($ 19.316 million) while he was traded to Minnesota.

When you look at who’s on the roster now, only four players should have a cap over $ 9 million. Those players are center Brandon Linder ($ 9 million), linebacker Joe Schobert ($ 9.9 million), linebacker Myles Jack ($ 12.1 million) and guard Andrew Norwell ($ 15.5 million). dollars).

The Jags could also save around $ 9.9million if they let go of players like guard AJ Cann and tight end Tyler Eifert (contract option). It wouldn’t hurt to keep both if that is what the current regime wants to do as well.

As for their pending free agents, notable players the Jags might have to pick are left tackle Cam Robinson, wide receiver Keelan Cole and cornerback Sidney Jones IV. Once they’ve made up their minds, there shouldn’t be a shortage of ceiling space available to meet their many needs and maybe get some help for the quarterback that most expect. what they take: Trevor Lawrence.