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| OverTheCap | |
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| Name | OverTheCap |
| Type | Sports statistics, salary cap analytics |
| Language | English |
OverTheCap is an online sports analytics and salary-cap information site focused primarily on the National Football League. The site provides detailed player contract breakdowns, team salary-cap snapshots, transaction tracking, and historical contract data used by journalists, agents, broadcasters, and front offices. OverTheCap is frequently cited by media outlets and commentators for its searchable contract database and cap modeling tools.
OverTheCap offers searchable databases and analytical tools that map NFL player contracts against the salary cap framework, covering teams such as the New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Kansas City Chiefs. The site presents contract elements like signing bonuses, guaranteed money, roster bonuses, and dead cap figures for franchises including the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and Cleveland Browns. It is used alongside resources such as Pro Football Reference, ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, and The Athletic by analysts tracking moves by players like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, and Joe Burrow.
Founded in the 2010s, OverTheCap emerged during the era of expanded digital sports coverage alongside sites like ProFootballTalk, Bleacher Report, Grantland, Rotoworld, and NFL Network. It gained prominence as the salary cap became a focal point in coverage of transactions involving franchises such as the New York Giants, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, and Los Angeles Chargers. OverTheCap’s timeline intersects with major NFL labor milestones including the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the 2011 NFL lockout, and subsequent roster-management developments involving figures like Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith.
The site provides contract pages for players such as Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey, Travis Kelce, Myles Garrett, and Justin Jefferson, and team cap sheets for organizations including the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. OverTheCap supplies free articles, cap calculators, practical tools for cap space projection used by insiders at outlets like Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Sports Illustrated, and Yahoo Sports, and is referenced during events such as the NFL Draft and free agency periods.
OverTheCap compiles contract details from public filings, press releases from teams such as the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans, transaction reports from Associated Press, and salary information reported by journalists like Ian Rapoport, Adam Schefter, and Peter King. The site interprets provisions within the framework of the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement and mirrors accounting approaches used by league offices and cap analysts covering entities like the Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Commanders, and Las Vegas Raiders.
Media organizations including ESPN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal have cited the site for contract analysis in coverage of high-profile transactions like trades involving J.J. Watt, DeAndre Hopkins, Khalil Mack, and franchise moves involving Brock Purdy and Derek Carr. Agents and front-office personnel from teams such as the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals reference cap modeling during negotiation cycles, and broadcasters during Super Bowl coverage consult OverTheCap-style analytics for context on roster construction.
OverTheCap operates as a commercial entity providing free access to much of its data while monetizing through advertising, sponsorships, and service integrations with outlets such as FanDuel-adjacent media and fantasy platforms like Rotowire and FantasyPros. Its ownership and staffing have remained independent from league ownership groups and are distinct from media conglomerates behind brands like ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia.
Critiques have centered on interpretive decisions in contract accounting, differences from team-reported figures for clubs such as the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills, and occasional discrepancies compared with sources like Spotrac and franchise press releases. Analysts from publications including Deadspin and commentators on platforms like Barstool Sports have debated methodology choices and error corrections when tracking transactions during high-volume periods like NFL free agency.