National Football League salary cap 2011-2025

Published by
Christina Gough,
Mar 6, 2025

The NFL salary cap is an agreement between the league and the franchises which limits the sum a team can spend on player salaries in order to maintain the competitive nature of the league. The salary cap for the 2025 NFL season was set at 279.2 million U.S. dollars per club, breaking the 275 million U.S. dollar mark for the first time.

Size of the salary cap of the National Football League (NFL) from 2011 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)

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March 2025

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United States

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2011 to 2025

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