NFL Salary Cap is set at 279.2 million for 2025

The NFL Salary Cap has increased again. The NFL and NFLPA both agreed on a new salary cap for the 2025 season.
The league’s salary cap for the 2025 season will be $279.2 million.
It was previously reported that this year’s salary cap would be somewhere between $277.5 million and $281.5 million.
The NFL’s salary cap has increased by over $55 million over the last two years.
NFL salary cap by year since 2016
Year | Salary Cap |
---|---|
2016 | $155.27 million |
2017 | $167 million |
2018 | $177.2 milion |
2019 | $188.2 million |
2020 | $198.2 million |
2021 | $182.5 million |
2022 | $208.2 million |
2023 | $224.8 million |
2024 | $255.4 million |
2025 | $279.2 million |

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