Here is how much money every NFL team has to spend before next season

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The NFL's 2017 salary cap is projected to be $168 million, up from about $155 million last season. Based on that number (along with rollover cap space from last season) the 32 NFL teams combined have $1.2 billion in cap space to spend when free agency opens on March 9, according to data collected from OverTheCap.com.

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Of course, some teams have more space to work with than others. At the top of the list are the Cleveland Browns, with more than $106 million in cap space, nearly $30 million more than any other team. At the other end, there are four teams with less than $10 million in cap space, including the Dallas Cowboys.

Maybe the most interesting number in the chart below is that of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. They have over $60 million in cap space available to improve a team that is already pretty darn good.

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