Panthers have NFL’s 2nd-most salary cap space following mandatory minicamp

On Thursday, Joe Person of The Athletic hinted that the Carolina Panthers could be in the market for a new pass rusher. But do they have the appropriate funds to even add one?

Well, as the case has been pretty much all offseason, they do.

So as we exit the mandatory minicamp portion of our offseason, let’s take an updated look at every team’s remaining salary cap space:

1. Chicago Bears: $31.95 million
2. Carolina Panthers: $26.42 million
3. Arizona Cardinals: $26.03 million
4. Detroit Lions: $23.43 million
5. Indianapolis Colts: $22.91 million
6. New York Jets: $22.15 million
7. Dallas Cowboys: $20.01 million
8. Houston Texans: $16.67 million
9. Green Bay Packers: $16.22 million
10. Cleveland Browns: $15.92 million
11. Minnesota Vikings: $15.66 million
12. Pittsburgh Steelers: $15.29 million
13. Philadelphia Eagles: $14.50 million
14. Cincinnati Bengals: $14.42 million
15. New England Patriots: $14.02 million
16. New Orleans Saints: $13.59 million
17. Miami Dolphins: $13.32 million
18. Los Angeles Chargers: $12.28 million
19. Jacksonville Jaguars: $11.29 million
20. Baltimore Ravens: $11.15 million
21. Washington Commanders: $11.11 million
22. Los Angeles Rams: $10.71 million
23. Atlanta Falcons: $9.64 million
24. Denver Broncos: $9.45 million
25. San Francisco 49ers: $9.27 million
26. Tennessee Titans: $7.76 million
27. Seattle Seahawks: $6.80 million
28. Buffalo Bills: $4.44 million
29. New York Giants: $3.29 million
30. Las Vegas Raiders: $2.83 million
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $1.51 million
32. Kansas City Chiefs: $393,833