With the NFL salary cap set to decrease in 2021, teams across the NFL have begun to release higher priced players whose cap hits are larger than their on field impact. While there have certainly some bigger name players who have hit the market, including Gabe Jackson and J.J. Watt, it’s likely that the biggest names will not hit the market until just prior to the new league year starting on March 17.
That said, with many teams flush up against the cap, there have been expectations that there could be deals to be found. That is likely to remain the case, but as was seen with J.