The NFL informed teams on Wednesday that the league’s salary cap will make a big jump for the 2025 season.
The cap will increase to somewhere between $277.5 million and $281.5 million, which is a large bump from the $255.4 million number from the 2024 season.
The jump is great news for a number of teams that were close to or already over the cap. And even better news to teams that already had a lot of cap space.
What follows is a look at every team’s cap space for the 2025 season [per Over the Cap], using the estimated midpoint of $279.5 million as the baseline.
|
Team |
Cap Space |
|---|---|
|
New England Patriots |
$126.7 million |
|
Las Vegas Raiders |
$99.7 million |
|
Washington Commanders |
$82.2 million |
|
Arizona Cardinals |
$76.5 million |
|
Los Angeles Chargers |
$70.4 million |
|
Chicago Bears |
$69 million |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
$63.3 million |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
$60.3 million |
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
$53.1 million |
|
Detroit Lions |
$51.9 million |
|
Tennessee Titans |
$51.1 million |
|
San Francisco 49ers |
$50.7 million |
|
Green Bay Packers |
$49.1 million |
|
New York Giants |
$48.4 million |
|
Los Angeles Rams |
$44.4 million |
|
Denver Broncos |
$41.8 million |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
$38.2 million |
|
Indianapolis Colts |
$35.2 million |
|
Carolina Panthers |
$24.8 million |
|
New York Jets |
$23.9 million |
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
$19.6 million |
|
Baltimore Ravens |
$13 million |
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
$8.4 million |
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
$7.9 million |
|
Houston Texans |
$5 million |
|
Dallas Cowboys |
$2.5 million |
|
Miami Dolphins |
$1.6 million |
|
Atlanta Falcons |
-$5 million |
|
Seattle Seahawks |
-$6.5 million |
|
Buffalo Bills |
-$10.1 million |
|
Cleveland Browns |
-$24.3 million |
|
New Orleans Saints |
-$47.2 million |
The New England Patriots are sitting pretty with the most cap space in the NFL by far. New head coach Mike Vrabel will have the cash available to stock his roster with players that fit his vision. The team already has a franchise quarterback in Drake Maye, so the rest of the roster can get an upgrade.
New England has big needs at offensive tackle and wide receiver, and the franchise needs to build a pass rush almost from the ground up. The good news is the Patriots will have the financial freedom to do so.
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints just got a lifeline from the NFL. The team with the league’s worst cap situation just saw it get a little better. The Saints are still a projected $47.2 million over the cap, but could have been looking at being more than $60 million over without the 2025 cap bump.
