Earlier this week, I published a CBA Nugget article that focused on what might happen if the NFL cancels games in 2020, or is forced to play games with reduced attendance. The potential negative outcome is that every team in the league could face reduced salary cap limits in 2021 and even beyond.
If this were to come to pass, with 32 teams scrambling to construct rosters with limited cap space, the teams who enter 2021 with the most cap space available would arguably be in the strongest position.
[A]s teams become more aware of this season’s outcome, they will likely begin cutting veterans with non guaranteed contracts left and right to cut down on costs for the year and to maximize cap carryover for 2021.