NFC South Offseason Tracker

It's been a relatively quiet offseason in the NFC South so far.

As expected, the Panthers have bypassed big-name additions, opting instead to keep the bulk of their three-time defending NFC South-winning roster intact.

Because Atlanta and New Orleans came into the offseason with little financial flexibility, they couldn't make wholesale changes even if they wanted to.

In Tampa Bay, the biggest transformation is a new head coach.

Here's a look at the most noteworthy moves of each NFC South teams so far, plus their dead money* and cap space**.


 

Carolina Panthers

 

Notable Additions/Re-Signings

 

  • DT Paul Soliai
  • OL Gino Gradkowski
  • P Swayze Waters
  • CB Josh Norman (franchise tag)
  • DE Charles Johnson
  • FB Mike Tolbert

 

Notable Departures

 

  • P Brad Nortman
  • DT Dwan Edwards

 

Dead Money

 

  • $9.46 million

 

Cap Space

 

  • $20.98 million

 


 

Atlanta Falcons

 

Notable Additions/Re-Signings

 

  • C Alex Mack
  • DE Derrick Shelby
  • WR Mohamed Sanu
  • DE Adrian Clayborn
  • S Charles Godfrey

 

Notable Departures

 

  • WR Roddy White
  • DT Paul Soliai

 

Dead Money

 

  • $25.65 million

 

Cap Space

 

  • $9.45 million

 


 

New Orleans Saints

 
Notable Additions/Re-Signings

 

  • LB James Laurinaitis
  • TE Colby Fleener

 

Notable Departures

 

  • WR Marques Colston
  • G Jahri Evans
  • TE Ben Watson

 

Dead Money

 

  • $31.33 million
 
Cap Space

 

  • $2.57 million

 


 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

 

Notable Additions/Re-Signings

 

  • Head coach Dirk Koetter
  • DE Robert Ayers
  • G J.R. Sweezy
  • CB Brent Grimes
  • CB Josh Robinson
  • RB Doug Martin

 

Notable Departures

 

  • Head coach Lovie Smith
  • G Logan Mankins
  • LB Bruce Carter

 

Dead Money

 

  • $390,237

 

Cap Space

 

  • $19.22 million

 

*according to Spotrac **as of Fri., March 18, via NFLPA

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