The 2023 NFL league year opens next week on March 15, and that’s when teams must be under the $225 million salary cap. No problem for teams such as the Bears, who lead the league with $100 million of cap room.
The Vikings are among the teams who need to clear cap space by next week, and they were at $23 million over the cap when they began the reduction process by releasing veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks this week to save $9.5 million against the cap (while absorbing a $1.9 million dead money hit to this year’s cap).