Two of the four divisions in the NFC are locked down heading into Week 16: the Vikings clinched the NFC North with the biggest comeback in modern league history to beat the Colts, and the 49ers secured the NFC West title after sweeping the Seattle Seahawks for the first time since 2011. In the NFC East, both the Eagles and Cowboys have clinched playoff spots so far; Philadelphia will look to win the division title (and the No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage) with a win over at Dallas on Christmas Eve.
As Week 16 kicks off Saturday, let’s take a look at the cap space available in the NFC and the free agents to keep an eye on in 2023.
NFC SouthTampa Bay Buccaneers
2022 cap space status: $3,152,250
2023 cap space status: $-42,045,369
2023 free agents: Tom Brady, QB; Lavonte David, LB; Akiem Hicks, DL; Julio Jones, WR; William Gholston, DL; Rakeen Nunez-Roches, DL; Blaine Gabbert, QB; Kyle Rudolph, TE; Sean Murphy-Bunting, CB; Aaron Stinnie, LG; Josh Wells, LT; Giovani Bernard, RB; Breshad Perriman, WR; Pat O’Connor, DL; Keanu Neal, S; Carl Nassib, DL; Logan Ryan, S; Genard Avery, LB; Deadrin Senat, DL; Dee Delaney, CB; Jamel Dean, CB; Mike Edwards, S; Anthony Nelson, DL; Cam Gill, LB; Nick Leverett, LG; Scott Miller, WR
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Carolina Panthers
2022 cap space status: $10,450,603
2023 cap space status: $1,904,156
2023 free agents: Sam Darnold, QB; Matt Ioannidis, DL; Cameron Erving, RT; Bradley Bozeman, C; Cory Littleton, LB; D’Onta Foreman, RB; Andre Roberts, WR; J.J. Jansen, LS; Rashard Higgins, WR; T.J. Carrie, CB; Henry Anderson, DL; Sean Chandler, S; Joel Iyiegbuniwe, LB; Juston Burris, S; Michael Jordan, LG; Eddy Pineiro, K; Phillip Walker, QB; Giovanni Ricci, FB; Sam Franklin, S; Myles Hartsfield, CB; Stephen Sullivan, TE
New Orleans Saints
2022 cap space status: $-926,553
2023 cap space status: $-57,840,986
2023 free agents: David Onyemata, DL; Deonte Harty, WR; Marcus Davenport, DL; Andy Dalton, QB; Jarvis Landry, WR; P.J. Williams, CB; Shy Tuttle, DL; Tanoh Kpassagnon, DL; J.T. Gray, S; Mark Ingram, RB; Daniel Sorensen, S; Kentavius Street, DL; Dwayne Washington, RB; Chris Harris Jr., CB; Nick Vannett, TE; Justin Evans, S; Isaac Yiadom, CB; David Johnson, RB; Ethan Greenidge, LT; Albert Huggins, DL; Chase Hansen, LB; Juwan Johnson, TE; Malcolm Roach, DL; Marquez Callaway, WR; Blake Gillikin, P; Andrew Dowell, LB; Calvin Throckmorton, RG; Kaden Elliss, LB; Drew Desjarlais, LG
Atlanta Falcons
2022 cap space status: $7,382,443
2023 cap space status: $69,875,842
2023 free agents: Lorenzo Carter, DL; Kaleb McGary, RT; Olamide Zaccheaus, WR; Isaiah Oliver, CB; Rashaan Evans, LB; Bradley Pinion, P; Keith Smith, FB; Vincent Taylor, DL; Elijah Wilkinson, LG; Germain Ifedi, RT; Erik Harris, S; Damiere Byrd, WR; Beau Brinkley, LS; KhaDarel Hodge, WR; Mike Ford, CB; Anthony Firkser, TE; Jaleel Johnson, DL; Nick Kwiatkoski, LB; MyCole Pruitt, TE; Colby Gossett, RG; Cornell Armstrong, CB; Matt Dickerson, DL; Chuma Edoga, LT; Abdullah Anderson, DL; Parker Hesse, TE; Liam McCullough, LS; Rashad Fenton, CB; Derrick Tangelo, DL; Tyler Vrabel, RT; Justin Shaffer, LG
