{"id":536034,"date":"2026-03-14T14:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/536034\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:23:09","slug":"updated-cowboys-salary-cap-space-after-first-wave-of-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/536034\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Cowboys Salary Cap Space After First Wave of Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Cowboys<\/a> entered NFL <\/a>free agency with quite some work to do to be salary cap compliant. Luckily, the team cleared significant space by restructuring the deals of star players<\/a> like Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Tyler Smith, Quinnen Williams, and Kenny Clark. <\/p>\n

Thanks to the restructuring, the Cowboys were able to make several signings to improve <\/a>the defensive side of the ball. And despite the number of signings, the team still has plenty of salary cap space to work with. <\/p>\n

As we enter the first weekend of free agency, signings are slowing down after the initial wave of action, but Dallas is still in a position to make some additional moves. Dallas enters the weekend with approximately $22 million in salary cap space.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Jerry Jones on the NFL Honors Red Carpet before Super Bowl LX at Palace of Fine Arts. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

While it is only the 21st-highest number of available cap space, their is still a quarter of the league in much worse position. <\/p>\n

We’ll just have to buckle up and see whether Jerry Jones<\/a> decides to continue looking for bargain deals on the open market or whether the team will begin to shift its attention to the 2026 NFL draft<\/a>, which will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25.<\/p>\n

A look at the full salary cap picture around the league can be seen below, via Spotrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Updated 2026 NFL Salary Cap Space\"The<\/p>\n

The NFL shield logo on the field at Allegiant Stadium. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Tennessee Titans $80.8 millionWashington Commanders $70.7 millionArizona Cardinals $61.5 millionLos Angeles Chargers $60.6 millionBaltimore Ravens $56.9 millionNew England Patriots $53.6 millionIndianapolis Colts $51.8 millionDetroit Lions $45.6 millionLas Vegas Raiders $44.1 millionSeattle Seahawks $42 millionNew York Jets $39.7 millionPhiladelphia Eagles $38 millionGreen Bay Packers $30.4 millionSan Francisco 49ers $28.9 millionCarolina Panthers $28.7 millionPittsburgh Steelers $28 millionNew York Giants $27.2 millionLos Angeles Rams $27.1 millionKansas City Chiefs $25.4 millionDenver Broncos $23.7 millionDallas Cowboys $22 millionAtlanta Falcons $20.7 millionHouston Texans $20.3 millionNew Orleans Saints $17.5 millionMinnesota Vikings $13.9 millionMiami Dolphins $10.2 millionJacksonville Jaguars $10.2 millionCincinnati Bengals $9 millionCleveland Browns $6.8 millionChicago Bears $6.6 millionTampa Bay Buccaneers $972,385Buffalo Bills -$151,148\u2014 Sign up for the Cowboys Daily Digest newsletter <\/a>for more free coverage from Dallas Cowboys on SI<\/a> \u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys entered NFL free agency with quite some work to do to be salary cap compliant.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":536035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-536034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/536035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}