We’re inching closer to a $300 million NFL salary cap following the latest jump for the 2025 season.
The salary cap is set for the 2025 NFL season.
As previously reported, the projected new cap was estimated to be in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million, several million higher than initial projections from sites like OverTheCap.com. The NFL and NFLPA have agreed on a total that’s just about smack dab in the middle of the estimates.
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to a 2025 salary cap of $279.2 million per club, per sources. Another record high. pic.twitter.com/9vm0TvzklU
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 27, 2025
This is nowhere near the biggest salary cap jump in terms of percentage increase—not even 10% up from the 2024 season—but it’s still a strong indicator that 2026 will be the first time the cap will exceed $300 million. This table provided by the NFL shows the extraordinary progression of the salary cap since it was instituted in 1994.
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For the Seattle Seahawks, who are currently above the cap limit and need to make some moves before March 12 to be compliant, this is a minor form of relief. They were initially projected to be over by about $14 million over the cap at the time of the Leonard Williams contract renegotiation. They’re currently about $6.5 million away from being out of the red. Only the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, and New Orleans Saints are also currently over the new cap.
Obviously getting cap compliant is the immediate goal before March, but several moves are coming to give Seattle the appropriate cap space to deal with free agent signings, draft pick signings, and possible extensions.