Despite the NFL salary cap rising, these players may be cut

The NFL officially set its salary cap at a record high of $255.4 million for the 2024 season. With that number comes the difficult task of cap clearing. Creating cap space is the top priority for teams until the new league year starts in a few weeks, and with it comes the loss of jobs. Here are the most likely cap casualties from some of the biggest names in the NFL. All cap and contract info comes courtesy of OverTheCap.

Cap Number: $14.37 million

Dead Cap Hit: $0

Cap Savings: $14.37 million

2024 Cap Number: $11,917,500

Cap Savings: $10,000,000

2024 Cap Number: $21.16 million

Cap Savings: $17.29 million

2024 Cap Number: $14 million

Cap Savings: $12 million

2024 Cap Number: $14.41 million

Cap Savings: $13.03 million

2024 Cap Number: $8.96 million

Cap Savings: $6.96 million

2024 Cap Number: $26.92 million

Cap Savings (post-June 1): $17.12 million

2024 Cap Number: $5.16 million

Cap Savings: $4.66 million

2024 Cap Number: $38.51 million

Cap Savings: $23.25 million

2024 Cap Number: $32.46 million

Cap Savings: $20 million