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NFL salary cap hits milestone at $301.2 million for 2026, cap up 40% from 2020 season
Posted on 2/27/26 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 2/27/26 at 6:59 pm
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL salary cap has topped $300 million for the first time, landing at $301.2 million in 2026 for a $22 million increase over last year.
The cap has increased 40% in just five years, since it dropped coming off the pandemic-altered 2020 season when few or no fans were allowed to attend games.
The numbers were sent to clubs Friday, and teams must be under the salary cap by March 11, the first day of the new league year.
Rapid growth has been expected since the COVID-19 season, and the biggest year-to-year increase of $31 million came from 2023 to 2024.
The cap dropped to $182 million in 2021 from $198 million going into the pandemic season. The increase has been at least $16 million each year since then, with an average increase of $24 million.
Total projected player costs, including benefits, are $378.8 million.
Wide receiver remains the second-most lucrative franchise tag at $27.3 million. The quarterback tag is $43.9 million.
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Posted on 2/27/26 at 7:26 pm to RelicBatches86
Almost a 10% increase. That's crazy
Posted on 2/27/26 at 7:49 pm to castorinho
Go woke, go broke.
Posted on 2/27/26 at 8:20 pm to RelicBatches86
Are the Saints finally out of their hole?
Posted on 2/27/26 at 8:45 pm to RelicBatches86
And premier RBs still gonna make $8M/yr, while QB salaries will hit $70M/yr.
The number goes up, but most of the players still get about the same except 3-4 positions.
The number goes up, but most of the players still get about the same except 3-4 positions.
Posted on 2/27/26 at 9:38 pm to RelicBatches86
Deshawn Watson cap hit for the Browns this season is 26% of total cap. As a comparison Joe burrow is just under 16%.
Posted on 2/27/26 at 9:49 pm to RelicBatches86
Mickey finna eat.
Posted on 2/27/26 at 9:50 pm to RelicBatches86
Expensive trash
Posted on 2/28/26 at 12:18 am to RelicBatches86
Damn once the Raiders cut Geno that'll have them around $118M in cap room with a rookie QB and RB contract.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 4:40 am to UltimateHog
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Damn once the Raiders cut Geno that'll have them around $118M in cap room with a rookie QB and RB contract.
Raiders will frick it up
Posted on 2/28/26 at 5:31 am to Madking
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Madking
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trash
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:07 am to RelicBatches86
Cap has doubled in 10 years (150 million in 2016). Can't see how this is sustainable.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:14 am to chalmetteowl
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Are the Saints finally out of their hole?
Posted on 2/28/26 at 8:27 am to RelicBatches86
And the product on the field gets worse
Posted on 2/28/26 at 9:24 am to RelicBatches86
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total projected player costs for the 2026 NFL season will exceed $10 billion.
Remember when people and certain former players were telling us that the players were slaves on the plantation
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