The Cleveland Browns have been among the top spenders in the NFL over the past two seasons. Will things change in 2024 or will they continue to push their chips all into the center of the table?
Active cap spending is different from cap space. Active cap spending takes into consideration all of the money already fronted to players when salaries are converted to bonuses as well. The total number of bonuses, salaries, dead money, and other incentives is how the figure for active cap spending is calculated.
The Browns have committed wizardry on their books to give themselves a salary cap over the past few seasons to spend. How do they do that?
But actively spending upfront. This takes an owner who is willing to front that money when converting those salaries to bonuses, but thus far Jimmy Haslam has obliged.
Here are all 32 teams (including the Browns) ranked by their active cap spending this upcoming season.
All numbers come from Over the Cap
32. Tennessee Titans: $180,249,315
31. Los Angeles Chargers: $180,832,382
30. Minnesota Vikings: $187,625,090
29. Philadelphia Eagles: $189,586,297
28. Washington Commanders: $192,727,570
27. New England Patriots: $196,714,104
26. Green Bay Packers: $199,279,891
25. Houston Texans: $202,765,836
24. Carolina Panthers: $205,183,915
23. Detroit Lions: $207,497,049
22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $208,532,880
21. Las Vegas Raiders: $211,895,577
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: $218,372,016
19. Seattle Seahawks: $222,465,030
18. Chicago Bears: $223,456,892
17. Buffalo Bills: $224,150,809
16. New York Jets: $224,204,013
15. New Orleans Saints: $224,610,750
14. Denver Broncos: $225,422,551
13. Arizona Cardinals: $225,718,015
12. Miami Dolphins: $228,645,452
11. Baltimore Ravens: $228,693,650
10. New York Giants: $232,977,624
9. Cincinnati Bengals: $234,330,350
8. Indianapolis Colts: $234,555,223
7. Dallas Cowboys: $236,792,350
6. Jacksonville Jaguars: $238,018,144
5. Los Angeles Rams: $238,310,512
4. Kansas City Chiefs: $238,793,299
3. Atlanta Falcons: $246,880,787
2. Cleveland Browns: $270,144,255
1. San Francisco 49ers: $280,633,877
