NFL reveals massive projected salary cap increase for 2025 season with new league year kicking off March 12

February 20, 2025 TY NFL 0

NFL teams now have a clear spending benchmark as the new league year begins on March 12. The league announced on Wednesday that the salary cap for the 2025 season will be set between $277.5 million and $281.5 million, as reported by ESPN. This is a substantial jump from last year’s cap of $255.4 million and from the 2023 cap of $224.8 million. In fact, over the past two years the salary cap has increased by at least $53 million. Notably, after a decline in 2021 due to the effects of COVID-19, the cap first surpassed the $200 million mark in 2022, and this year’s cap could potentially be $100 million higher than the $182.5 million set in 2021.

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 $277.5 million-$281.5 million

 

Multiple factors have driven the NFL’s substantial salary cap increase, notably the league’s recent TV rights agreements with broadcasters. According to the league’s operations site, last year’s $30 million cap bump resulted from teams fully recouping funds advanced during the COVID-19 pandemic—which had been deferred by players—and an “extraordinary” boost in media revenue for the 2024 season.
An increased salary cap benefits all 32 NFL teams, but it’s particularly advantageous for teams like the Cincinnati Bengals, who are actively working to re-sign marquee players such as wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
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