ON THE FALCONS BEAT
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Salary cap update: Falcons’ top 10 salary cap numbers for 2018

December 18, 2017 Tampa: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is smiling while jogging off the field with a 24-21 victory over the Buccaneers in a NFL football game on Monday, December 18, 2017, in Tampa. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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December 18, 2017 Tampa: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is smiling while jogging off the field with a 24-21 victory over the Buccaneers in a NFL football game on Monday, December 18, 2017, in Tampa. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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March 20, 2018

The Falcons are $5,633,482 million under the league's $177.2 million salary cap. The team's rookie class is projected to cost $5.67 million.

Here are the team’s top 10 salary cap numbers for 2018, according to NFLPA documents:

1. Matt Ryan                    $21.65 million

2. Julio Jones                 $12.9 million

3. Desmond Trufant     $12.9 million

4. Jake Matthews          $12.4 million

5. Alex Mack                    $11 million

6. Robert Alford             $9.6 million

7. Mohammed Sanu    $7.5 million

8. Ryan Schraeder        $6.4 million

9. Andy Levitre               $5.8 million

10. Devonta Freeman               $5.0 million

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