While not every contract is factored into the equation yet, the New England Patriots still sit pretty with around $50 million in salary cap space at their disposal. Heading into the second day of the new league year, they are among the NFL leaders in available cash.
Given their vast resources, the Patriots running out of cap space anytime soon will not happen, which means they should remain competitive for whichever players they are targeting in free agency. The problem is that the number of high-profile players worth targeting for prominent roles is getting smaller by the hour.