The Tennessee Titans have made a slew of moves in free agency so far, with the team bringing back some of its own free agents, as well as signing some outside free agents.
Knowing that, it’s time to check in on what the Titans’ salary cap situation is, seeing as how they still have more moves to make.
According to Spotrac, the Titans have $52.1 million in top-51 cap space, the third-most in the NFL. Over the Cap has a slightly lower number, coming in at $48.1 million, which is also the third-most in the league based on their totals.
It’s important to note, however, that neither site includes the deals of Kenneth Murray or Saahdiq Charles yet, so the figures listed are higher than they actually are.
Regardless, the Titans still have plenty of cap space to make more big moves, if they so choose.
One reason the Titans have been able to sign all the players they have and still have a lot of cap space is because the first-year cap hits of some of the contracts are very low.
For example: Calvin Ridley’s four-year, $92 million deal has a first-year cap charge of just $10 million, per Over the Cap. Lloyd Cushenberry’s four-year, $50 million deal will cost just $6.4 million against the cap in Year 1.
It’s true, those cap numbers will certainly rise in the years ahead, but that will be in tandem with the rise of the league’s salary cap in general, so the Titans will be able to absorb them much easier.
