For a handful of years, the Atlanta Falcons could barely afford to add players in free agency because the roster was so full of bloated contracts. It wasn’t until the Falcons hired general manager Terry Fontenot in 2021 that the team started to get the salary cap under control.

In 2023, Atlanta entered the offseason with the second-most available cap space in the NFL, netting big names like Jessie Bates III and Calais Campbell in free agency. Having additional cap space also gives teams more flexibility in terms of how they want to address certain positions.

Let’s check out where all 32 NFL teams (including the Falcons) are ranked in terms of total cap space going into 2024.

Washington Commanders: $73,649,626

Tennessee Titans: $68,120,341

New England Patriots: $66,032,006

Cincinnati Bengals: $59,436,373

Indianapolis Colts: $58,923,573

Houston Texans: $57,394,290

Detroit Lions: $47,678,386

Chicago Bears: $46,876,157

Arizona Cardinals: $41,855,463

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $36,891,102

Las Vegas Raiders: $36,048,311

Carolina Panthers: $28,599,402

Los Angeles Rams: $27,699,574

Atlanta Falcons: $25,849,508

Minnesota Vikings: $24,658,132

Kansas City Chiefs: $24,070,296

New York Giants: $21,847,691

Philadelphia Eagles: $20,284,984

Jacksonville Jaguars: $11,574,167

Baltimore Ravens: $7,328,828

New York Jets: $4,972,122

Green Bay Packers: -$2,857,641

San Francisco 49ers: -$3,720,835

Seattle Seahawks: -$5,230,353

Pittsburgh Steelers: -$16,020,377

Cleveland Browns: -$19,622,046

Dallas Cowboys: -$19,740,700

Denver Broncos: -$23,930,508

Los Angeles Chargers: -$45,806,935

Buffalo Bills: -$45,806,935

Miami Dolphins: -$51,898,226

New Orleans Dolphins: -$83,683,454

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Story originally appeared on Falcons Wire