https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/09/salary-cap-likely-to-be-no-more-than-183-million/amp/?__twitter_impression=true   As one source with knowledge of the dynamics has explained it to PFT, the fact that the franchise-tag deadline wasn’t extended by the league and the union can be interpreted as an indication that the cap won’t significantly exceed the $180 million floor. Per the source, the cap will at most be $183 million.