Panthers' Salary Cap: Boosts & Burdens

0:00Welcome to NFL News Today, two minutes of updates that matter to NFL fans. Hit subscribe and stay connected. The Carolina Panthers are heading into free agency with about $7.6 million in salary cap space, putting them 18th in the league. That figure from SpotTrack could shift at the front office restructures deal soon. The league-wide cap for next year sits at $301.2 million per team. A big boost comes from rolling over nearly $14 million in unused cap from last season, ranking them 11th league-wide. This unspent money carries over under NFL rules and gives them some breathing room during their rebuild. On the flip side, they are carrying $14.6 million in dead money, which ranks 17th and mostly cancels out that rollover. Deadcap hits from released or traded players with guaranteed paid into available space, though it's not all negative if it frees up more overall. Most of that dead money ties to four guys, Austin Corbett at $4.4 million, Adam Thielin

1:02at $3.3 million, Shy Tuttle at $3.2 million, and Hosey Jewel at $2.3 million. General manager Dan Morgan has handled this smartly so far, avoiding huge penalties from bad contracts. With limited room to maneuver, fans are hoping he makes the right moves to build the roster. DnN is sponsored by our partner. Some people meditate. I just lay down and press play.