Each year the NFL salary cap goes up proportionate to league revenue. Which means what the actual number will be is speculation until it’s official.
Up to this point, the predictions as to exactly where it lands this coming season have ranged from $265 million to $275 million. With the salary cap tracking service Over the Cap putting it at $272 in their projections.
While the official number isn’t out yet, as it turns out the number is going to blow all predictions out of the water.
The NFL today informed teams that the 2025 per-team salary cap will fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million, way up from last year’s $255.4 million. Cap will have increased by more than $53 million over the last two years.
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The low of $277.5 is more than two million higher than the highest previous estimates and some $5 million above what OTC was working with. And the high end of the range would be close to $10 million more.
With the OTC now putting their cap estimate at $279.5 million, the Raiders stand to have some $100 million in cap room. Here is where the Raiders rank among other teams in terms of salary cap room:
- New England Patriots — $118.9
- Las Vegas Raiders — $99.7 million
- Washington Commanders — $82.2 million
- Arizona Cardinals — $76.5 million
- Los Angeles Chargers — $70.4 million