Falcons: A Look at the Cap Situation in 2013 and Beyond

[RFlagg]

So we now know the official Salary Cap for 2013 is $121.1 million. Using this site, here's how the Falcons officially are this season.

Dead Money - $3,152,762
Base Salaries - $87,374,868
Bonus Money - $19,455,443
Other Bonuses - $10,297,250
Total Commitment - $117,127,561

So we have right at $4 million in cap space right now, and that does not include any cut players or renegotiations.

As a comparison, here is how every other team is faring (Division rivals bold, NFC playoff teams Blue, AFC red).

Jets - $150,345,264 (Over by $29.2 million)
Saints - $145,901,212 (Over by $24.8 million)
Cowboys - $143,073,082 (Over by $22 million)
Eagles - $135,733,891 (Over by $14.6 million)
Steelers - $135,313,469 (Over by $14.2 million)
Panthers - $131,632,296 (Over by $10.5 million)
Cardinals - $127,657,477 (Over by $6.5 million)
49ers - $123,526,872 (Over by $2.4 million)
Packers - $121,524,384 (Over by $400 thousand)
Chiefs - $119,897,891 (Under by $1.2 million)
Redskins - $119,665,570 (Under by $1.5 million)
Broncos - $119,547,314 (Under by $1.6 million)
Seahawks - $119,080,145 (Under by $2 million)
Titans - $118,526,136 (Under by $2.5 million)
Vikings - $118,037,901 (Under by $3 million)
Texans - $117,040,856 (Under by $4 million)
Chargers - $116,633,527 (Under by $4.5 million)
Bears - $116,440,733 (Under by $4.7 million)
Bills - $115,916,971 (Under by $5.2 million)
Giants - $115,064,892 (Under by $6 million)
Lions - $112,093,477 (Under by $9 million)
Rams - $110,332,565 (Under by $10.7 million)
Jaguars - $109,309,006 (Under by $11.7 million)
Ravens - $107,482,179 (Under by $13.6 million)
Raiders - $106,859,429 (Under by $14.3 million)
Patriots - $106,497,111 (Under by $14.7 million)
Buccaneers - $102,594,589 (Under by $18.6 million)
Browns - $83,144,136 (Under by $38 million)
Dolphins - $79,824,588 (Under by $41.3 million)
Colts - $77,510,714 (Under by $43.6 million)
Bengals - $75,584,664 (Under by $45.6 million)