The salary cap for the 2015 NFL season is expected to be $143 million, and with the San Francisco 49ers’ projected rollover money from last season, they are projected to now be under the cap.

As of Thursday afternoon.

Per ESPN Stats & Information, the 49ers currently have $272,258 in salary-cap space. They were expected to be more than $6.6 million over a then-expected cap of $140 million earlier this month.

Only the New Orleans Saints ($22.2 million over the cap) and Super Bowl champion New England Patriots ($2.2 million over the cap) have worse cap figures.

Of course, teams can make room by cutting players or restructuring their contracts before the new league year begins March 10.

Outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks, who has a cap number of $9.7 million, is the most likely candidate to be cut, with the emergence of Aaron Lynch. Brooks' playing time was reduced because of Lynch's emergence last season.

Also, All-Pro inside linebackers Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman are both coming back from injury and, with respective cap numbers of $8.3 million and $7.7 million, are prime candidates to have their contracts restructured. Same with outside linebacker Aldon Smith, whose cap number is $9.8 million, second-highest on the team to quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s $15.3 million.

Smith is entering the final year of his contract.