Salary Cap Updates for Each AFC North Team

Though NFL draft talk is quickly dominating everyone's consciousness, teams still have other things to worry about—namely the salary cap.

All four teams in the AFC North would like to make more free-agent additions—or re-sign some of their own—as well as pay their upcoming rookie class. Let's take a look at each team's cap situation as of today and what they might try to do with their remaining cash.

Cincinnati Bengals ($20,580,049)

The Cincinnati Bengals started the league year with the most cap space in the division, and they've used a good deal of that money (around half of it) so far.

Teams don't have to spend their entire cap this year, though they'll be required to starting next year, so don't be surprised if the Bengals don't make many more free-agent additions. They're likely waiting until after the draft to extend offers to many more of their in-house free agents, first seeing what kind of haul they walk away with before their next wave of re-signings.

The Bengals still have enough cash on hand to do practically anything they want, but that doesn't mean there's a big move pending. They could choose to stay well below the cap this year and wait until next year to spend the majority of their cash.

Cleveland Browns ($18,501,264)

Cleveland has almost as much cash as the Bengals do right now, but they started out with significantly less. Instead, they chose not to spend much during free agency, signing a few lower-priced players and paying some—but not all—of their own free agents.

It doesn't look like the Browns will be making many more free-agent moves when it comes to bringing in new players. Most of their immediate areas of need require players better than those on the market, so the draft (and their 13 picks) will be the main way they meet them.

They will also take an approach similar to the Bengals in that they will likely offer new contracts to some of their own free agents, but not until after the draft.

Baltimore Ravens ($1,751,638)

The Baltimore Ravens are in bad shape when it comes to the salary cap right now, with barely enough money to sign their incoming rookie class and a number of holes the draft just won't fill.

However, there are certainly ways they can free up more money, like signing Ray Rice, Joe Flacco and/or Lardarius Webb to long-term contract extensions and restructuring some veterans' deals.

With a bit more cash on hand, the Ravens could dip back into the free-agent pool once the draft is over. Look for the team to slowly but surely make much-needed additions as money becomes increasingly available.

Pittsburgh Steelers ($5,887,988)

It took a lot of hard work and making difficult decision to get the Steelers where they are now, around $6 million below this year's salary cap. Now they can not only sign this year's rookies but also have enough cash to actually sign a free agent or two.

The Steelers have only hosted one free agent thus far—left tackle Demetrius Bell, who was in town last Friday. Bell's services are in high demand, though, and he may ultimately prove to be too expensive for the team to land.

Pittsburgh has other places to spend their limited funds, like re-signing wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery and holding enough cash in reserve in case a team comes forward with an offer for restricted free agent Mike Wallace before the April 20 deadline.

After the 20th, the Steelers will have a bit more freedom to spend their remaining cash, but it's doubtful they make too many outside additions simply because that's not the team's approach in free agency, no matter how much money they have on hand.

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