Around $25 million more for every team: This is the projected NFL salary cap in 2025
The salary cap that teams will have to spend next season will increase around $25 million.
The NFL is already looking ahead to the 2025 season after the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their Super Bowl LIX win with a parade in their city. The new football year doesn’t start until March, but teams have already planned how much money they will be able to spend on salaries.
According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the NFL has notified the 32 franchises that the salary cap for the 2025 season will be between $277.5 and $281.5 million. If either amount is confirmed, that means the increase will be between $22.1 and $26.1 million compared to the 2024 season.
The NFL today informed teams that the 2025 per-team salary cap will fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million, way up from last year's $255.4 million. Cap will have increased by more than $53 million over the last two years.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) February 19, 2025
However, the specific amount will be revealed after the league and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) finish negotiating the details before the new year begins. Last season, the cap was $265 million, but it was reduced by $10 million to add $1 million in performance bonuses and a $9 million “soft” adjustment.
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How is the NFL salary cap calculated?
The salary cap is the amount of money NFL teams can spend on contracts. It was implemented so the league could control player salaries, limit financial risks, and increase parity between teams with a set spending limit.
This is decided by splitting the percentage of revenues (media, league investment, and local revenues) negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) agreed upon by the NFL and the players' union. The CBA stipulates that team owners and players must split the revenues.
*This article was written in Spanish and translated with the help of AI.
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