Listed below is the cap space for each team headed into the 2013 season. As I mentioned a couple of weeks back, the cap number for this season is projected to be only a few hundred thousand over last year’s number. However, many teams have the luxury of some carryover cap space. The value is parenthesis represents that carryover value. These numbers are unofficial as of 1/9/2013.

Cincinnati  $55.1M ($8.5M)

Cleveland  $48.9M ($14.3M)

Indianapolis $46M ($3.5M)

Miami  $35.8M ($5.3M)

Tampa Bay  $31.3M ($8.5M)

Jacksonville  $22.1M ($19.5M)

Buffalo  $20.6M ($9.8M)

Tennessee  $19.4M ($12.8M)

New England  $18.6M ($5.6M)

Seattle  $18.6M ($13.2M)

Denver  $18.5M ($11.5M)

Kansas City  $16.1M ($14M)

Minnesota  $16.1M ($8M)

Baltimore  $15.7M ($1.2M)

Chicago  $13.3M ($3.2M)

Houston  $12.9M ($2.4M)

San Diego  $8.7M ($995,000)

Green Bay  $7.1M ($7M)

Philadelphia  $5.2M ($23M)

Atlanta  $4.9M ($307,000)

San Fran  $3.9M ($859,000)

St. Louis  $1.8M ($247,000)

Arizona  -$723,000 ($3.6M)

Detroit  -$1.1M ($486,000)

Washington  -$4M ($4.2M)

Oakland  -$4.5M ($4.5M)

NY Giants  -$4.7M ($1M)

Pittsburgh  -$10.8M ($758,000)

Carolina  -$11.8M ($3.6M)

New Orleans  -$14.7M ($2.7M)

Dallas  -$18.2M ($2.3M)

NY Jets  -$19.4M ($3.4M)

A couple of quick observations:

$74.5M in cap space separates the Bengals and the Jets.

10 of the 32 teams are currently OVER the cap and will need to make moves between now and the start of the league year in March.

January 5-6 — Wild Card Playoffs

January 6 — Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games.

January 12-13 — Divisional Playoffs.

January 13 — Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.

January 15 — Deadline for underclassmen to petition for special eligibility for the 2013 NFL Draft.

January 19 — East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.

January 20 — AFC and NFC Championship Games.

January 24-25 — Regional Combine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

January 26 — Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.

January 27 — AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii.

January 27 — An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.

February 2 — Texas vs. Nation College All-Star Game, Eagle Stadium, Allen, Texas.

February 3 — Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana.

February 9-10 — Regional Combine, Orange Coast College-Lebard Stadium, Los Angeles, California

February 16 — Regional Combine, Methodist Training Center (Texans), Houston, Texas

February 17 — Regional Combine, Cleveland Browns Training Facility, Cleveland, Ohio

February 20-26 — Combine Timing and Testing, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

March 2-3 — Regional Combine, Atlantic Health Jets Training Facility, New York/New Jersey

March 9 — Regional Combine, One Buccaneer Place, Tampa, Florida

March 10 — Regional Combine, Halas Hall (Bears), Chicago, Illinois

March 9-11 — Clubs are permitted to enter into contract negotiations with certified agents of players who will be Unrestricted Free Agents at the end of the current League Year.

March 12 — Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must exercise options for 2013 on all players who have option clauses in their 2012 contracts.

March 12 — Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit Qualifying Offers to their Restricted Free Agents with expiring contracts and to whom they desire to retain a Right of First Refusal/Compensation.

March 12 — Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit a minimum salary offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2012 contracts and who have fewer than three seasons of free agency credit.

March 12 — All 2012 player contracts will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time.

March 12 — Top-51 Begins. All clubs must be under the Salary Cap prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time.

March 12 — The 2013 League Year and Free Agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time.

March 12 — Trading period begins at 4:00 p.m., New York time, for 2013 after expiration of all 2012 contracts.

March 16-17 — Regional Combine, Atlanta Falcons Training Facility, Atlanta, Georgia

March 17-20 — Annual League Meeting, The Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona.

March 23-24 — Regional Combine, Virginia Mason Athletic Center (Seahawks), Seattle, Washington

March 23-24 — Regional Combine, Baltimore Ravens Training Facility, Baltimore, Maryland

April 7-8 — Super Regional Combine, Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Texas

April 25-27 — NFL Draft, New York City, New York.

May 20-22 — NFL Spring League Meeting, Hyatt-Harborside, Boston, Massachusetts.

September 5, 8-9 — NFL Kickoff 2013

The 2013 salary cap is tentatively slated to be at or just below $121 million, according to NFL sources.

The values for restricted free agent designations and franchise tenders have also been set. Below are the tentative franchise tag and transition tag numbers for each position, in millions.

These figures were distributed in early December at the annual meeting of team owners in Dallas, reports NFL.com. They will likely be finalized in March.

CB: Franchise: $10.668         Transition: $8.939
DE: Franchise: $10.984         Transition: $8.994
DT: Franchise: $8.306           Transition: $6.919
K/P: Franchise: $2.926         Transition: $2.654
LB: Franchise: $9.455           Transition: $8.216
OL: Franchise: $9.660           Transition: $8.560
QB: Franchise: $14.642         Transition: $12.845
RB: Franchise: $8.079           Transition: $6.851
S: Franchise: $6.798             Transition: $5.899
TE: Franchise: $5.962            Transition: $5.105
WR: Franchise: $10.357        Transition: $8.716

For the sake of this installment, we have designated teams that are less than $5M under the cap in RED. These are teams that have little money to sign free agents. Teams in BLACK, which are between $5M and $10M under the cap, are teams that look to be in pretty good shape in terms of adding more veterans without having to take drastic measures. Teams in GREEN are teams that are well under the cap and should have plenty of room to sign free agents.

With the latest CBA, which was finalized late in the Summer of 2011, the salary cap for 2011 was set at approximately $120,375,000. The projections for the 2012 figure is $120.6 Million. Note that last season teams were allowed to borrow up to $3 Million against future capped years. Thus, the cap number for 2011 was really over $123 M. Likewise, in 2012 teams may borrow up to $2 Million against future years. Hence the real cap for 2012 is likely to be close to $123 Million. For the purposes of this exercise, the numbers listed below are based on the $120.6 Million estimated cap.

Keep in mind that these numbers remain tentative — and are changing on a daily basis. These “unofficial” figures are approximate as of March 7, 2012 and were compiled courtesy of the NFLPA and other various media sources. In some cases, these numbers include the cap adjustments for LTBE (Likely to Be Earned) incentives that were never achieved last season and have been credited against the 2012 cap. Note that teams like the Cardinals that are significantly over the cap have until March 13 to comply.

1 Cincinnati Bengals: $49900000

2 Denver Broncos $44700000

3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers $42700000

4 Jacksonville Jaguars $40600000

5 Kansas City Chiefs $32500000

6 Washington Redskins $31100000

7 Buffalo Bills $30800000

8 Seattle Seahawks $29800000

9 Tennessee Titans $28100000

10 Chicago Bears $22600000

11 San Francisco 49ers $21800000

12 Cleveland Browns $17400000

13 New England Patriots $16200000

14 San Diego Chargers $14900000

15 Baltimore Ravens $14450000

16 Miami Dolphins $11800000

17 Indianapolis Colts $11600000

18 Pittsburgh Steelers $10500000

19 Philadelphia Eagles $9,600,000.00

20 Minnesota Vikings $7,900,000.00

21 NY Jets $7,100,000.00

22 Atlanta Falcons $5,800,000.00

23 Green Bay Packers $5,400,000.00

24 New Orleans Saints $5,200,000.00

25 Dallas Cowboys $4,700,000.00

26 St. Louis Rams $1,200,000.00

27 NY Giants $-3,800,000.00

28 Houston Texans $-4,700,000.00

29 Carolina Panthers $-5,300,000.00

30 Oakland Raiders $-7,400,000.00

31 Detroit Lions $-11,500,000.00

32 Arizona Cardinals $-16,400,000.00