Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
Surely, you’ve heard the news by now. The Detroit Lions have made a major trade recently. Quarterback Jared Goff is in. And Matthew Stafford is out. But how does this contract swap affect the Lions’ salary cap space in 2021?
Before examining the Lions’ remaining cap space, here’s an explanation of what it is. The salary cap is a limit in which a sports organization allows their teams to spend on players in the offseason.
Supposedly, the NFL will not set their salary cap lower than $175 million this year.