NFL sets 2025 salary cap at $279.2M, a $23.8M jump

Field Level Media
28 Feb 2025, 00:32 GMT+10

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NFL teams were informed on Thursday that the 2025 salary cap will be a record $279.2 million per club, a $23.8 million increase from last season.

The NFL and the players association agreed to the number that the 32 teams must be under when the new league year begins on March 12 at 4 p.m. ET.

It had been previously reported that this year's cap would be somewhere between $277.5 and $281.5 million.

The biggest factors contributing to the cap's climb are the league's most recent TV rights deals with its broadcast partners.

The cap has risen annually since 2011, except for 2021 when the league prioritized recovery from the pandemic, including loss of live attendance gate and concessions profits.

In 2011, the cap was $120.37 million. It crossed the $200 million barrier in 2022 at $208.2 million and was at $255.4 million last season.

--Field Level Media

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