Three QBs that could cash-in under the NFL’s new salary cap

With the NFL salary cap rising to $255.4 million per membership in 2024, some quarterbacks could actually cash-in. Here’s three that could do very nicely.

Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings

Leave it to Cousins to achieve free company in what could be a yr of unprecedented NFL spending. The 35-year-old quarterback made a profession out of betting on himself with a collection of one-year contracts after being drafted by Washington in the fourth spherical of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Cousins didn’t balk at taking part in under his $19M franchise tag in 2016 or the $24M tag he signed a yr later. In 2022 he signed a one-year, $35M contract extension to stay with the Vikings.

Currently, his $231M profession earnings are fourth-most amongst lively quarterbacks. Some estimates have Cousins receiving a three-year contract with a median salary round $39M however Jim Souhan of startribune.com thinks he could signal a two-year, $90M cope with the Vikings. Given latest developments and Cousins’ monetary acumen, the latter appears extra possible.