NFC Notes: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks

Cardinals

  • The NFL and NFLPA are discussing a 2021 salary cap floor of $175 million, which is down from the $198.2 million this year. It’s possible that the figure could be pushed higher, depending on the revenue losses incurred by the league from the 2020 season.
  • Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com projects the Cardinals to have $22,614,826 of cap space next year, assuming the cap is set at $175 million.

Rams

  • The NFL and NFLPA are discussing a 2021 salary cap floor of $175 million, which is down from the $198.2 million this year. It’s possible that the figure could be pushed higher, depending on the revenue losses incurred by the league from the 2020 season.
  • Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com projects the Rams to have $8,105,006 of cap space next year, assuming the cap is set at $175 million.

Seahawks

  • Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that parties involved believe the 49ers and Cowboys were among those in on a potential trade for S Jamal Adams prior to the Jets finalizing a deal with the Seahawks.
  • Fowler adds that the NFL Draft’s uncertainty in 2021 was a factor in Seattle’s decision to acquire Adams.
  • As for the Seahawks’ possibility of signing Clowney, Fowler writes that it “all but closes the book” on his return.  
  • Adam Caplan, citing a source with knowledge of the trade, reports that the Seahawks went all in” to acquire Adams.
  • Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated mentions that Adams arrives with the two-years remaining on his current rookie deal and has yet to negotiate a new contract. 
  • According to Mike Garafolo, the Seahawks were inquiring with the Jets about Adams “for months” and began seriously negotiating within the last two weeks.  

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