Za'Darius Smith remains a free agent 3 months after the Detroit Lions cut him, and Trey Hendrickson is still unhappy with Cincinnati Bengals.

Now, as the group begins to exceed the limitations of their respective rookie deals, value is of great importance. Holmes is ...

As it stands, the Lions are currently projected to be $54,378,758 over the 2026 salary cap, per OverTheCap. That number ranks last among the entire NFL in terms of total cap space ...

The Lions also have about $15 million in cap carryover from 2020. Including Goff's salary, they have about $196 million in cap commitments and dead money for 2021, according to OverTheCap.com .

Detroit Lions 2025 salary cap update ahead of NFL Draft. ON SI; SI.COM; SI SWIMSUIT; SI TICKETS; SI RESORTS; ... Lions top-five salary cap numbers in 2025 season. QB Jared Goff — $32,600,000; ...

A change in the way Nielsen calculates NFL ratings means a big boost in the salary cap should be coming, and just in time for ...

As the calendar turns to February, the Lions currently have an estimated $46,684,933 in cap space and $44,021,652 in effective cap space according to Over the Cap. Detroit ranks ninth in the ...

And it will get better. Lions' 2025 salary cap position lined up to be notably bolstered by carryover. According to Over The Cap, each NFL team submitted to the league the amount of salary cap ...

That’s based on the $177.2 million salary cap for the 2018 season, $4.15 million in unused cap space carried over from last year, $6.44 million in dead money from players no longer on the roster ...

The Detroit Lions and the rest of the league learned more vital information regarding the salary cap for the 2025 season. According to reports Wednesday, the NFL informed teams that the salary cap ...

The Detroit Lions are looking at coming in over way over the salary cap for 2026 and that should increase their urgency to win a Super Bowl right now.

According to Over The Cap, the Lions will also have dead cap money on the books after releasing Marvin Jones and Isaiah Buggs in 2023. In total, the Lions currently have $15.7 million in dead cap.