Front offices, players, and fans alike have been bracing for the final word on the 2021 NFL salary cap, which is expected to be significantly lower than it was a year ago. That’s going to create chaos across the league as teams cut more deeply, and it may create a free agency period where salaries are depressed and players are more inclined take one year deals in the hopes of parlaying a good 2021 into a lucrative long-term deal when the cap (hopefully) rises significantly in 2022.
All that chaos is ahead, though, and it’s likely part of the reasons teams have generally been quiet with free agency less than 10 days away.