NFL teams gained some cap space for the 2020 NFL season when some of their players opted out due to the pandemic. Although the Browns mostly had near-minimum salary players opt out, they did gain a little bit of space from defensive tackle Andrew Billings opting out. As of today, Field Yates of ESPN says that Cleveland has the most cap space in the NFL by a pretty sizable amount:
Official cap space post-opt outs (1-11):
1. CLE: $40,468,180
2. NE: $33,431,135
3. WAS: $30,634,658
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