How Does Your Favorite NFL Team Spend Its Salary Cap?

NFL Teams are allotted a certain amount of money every year to spend on its players; that money is referred to as the salary cap.  A teams spends its salary cap on players base salaries, various bonuses, severed contracts, practice squad players, and penalties to the team.  Each team has to weigh the existing contracts with valued positions and potential contract extensions before hiring and releasing players.  

Use the visualization below to better understand how your favorite NFL spends its salary cap.  You can select a team, a position, or a player to learn more about the respective team expenses.  

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How Does Your Favorite NFL Team Spend Its Salary Cap, Part 2

With the original salary cap posts, fans could look at how their favorite team spent its salary cap across different positions.  In Part 2, fans can see how the spend of their team compares to other teams for specific positions.  For instance, the Atlanta Falcons are spending more money on 1 quarterback (Matt Ryan) than the Minnesota Vikings are spending on 3 quarterbacks (Matt Cassel, Christian Ponder, and Josh Freeman), though both are 3 win teams.

The original spend dashboard is also included on a separate tab if you want to go back and check the original data.

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