How much salary cap space does each NFL team have in 2025?
Constructing an NFL roster requires tons of evaluation, planning and, most of all, budgeting.
None of the 32 teams in the league can go out and spend over a billion dollars to improve their roster in one offseason like the Los Angeles Dodgers. Instead, each team has to figure out a way to build a talented squad of 53 players while limiting their spending to fit under the salary cap.
As the start of free agency approaches this offseason, teams will do whatever they can to create extra space under the salary cap to create more room in their budget. The more space they have, the more they can spend on top-of-the-market free agents.
Here's what the salary cap space looks like for each of the 32 teams during NFL combine week, two weeks before the start of free agency:
2025 NFL cap space by team
According to reports, the NFL notified teams of the salary cap number for the new league year on Thursday: $279.2 million, a $23.8 million increase from last year. With that being the case, here's how much salary cap space each team has to work with heading into free agency this year according to Spotrac.com's projections, ordered from most to least:
- New England Patriots: $125.58 million
- Las Vegas Raiders: $92.42 million
- Washington Commanders: $79.51 million
- Chicago Bears: $78.86 million
- Arizona Cardinals: $75.52 million
- Cincinnati Bengals: $62.07 million
- Los Angeles Chargers: $61.98 million
- Minnesota Vikings: $59.46 million
- Pittsburgh Steelers: $55.55 million
- Detroit Lions: $52.69 million
- Tennessee Titans: $49.79 million
- Green Bay Packers: $48.76 million
- San Francisco 49ers: $54.59 million
- New York Giants: $45.12 million
- Los Angeles Rams: $39.24 million
- Denver Broncos: $37.32 million
- Jacksonville Jaguars: $32.62 million
- Indianapolis Colts: $31.07 million
- Carolina Panthers: $28.19 million
- Philadelphia Eagles: $13.55 million
- Baltimore Ravens: $12.93 million
- New York Jets: $11.23 million
- Miami Dolphins: $5.23 million
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $4.83 million
- Kansas City Chiefs: $3.23 million
- Dallas Cowboys: $1.39 million
- Houston Texans: $530,000
- Atlanta Falcons: -$5.29 million
- Buffalo Bills: -$10.36 million
- Seattle Seahawks: -$11.32 million
- Cleveland Browns: -$24.03 million
- New Orleans Saints: -$51.20 million
How much is the NFL salary cap in 2025?
Multiple reports Thursday indicated that the NFL and NFL Players' Association reached an agreement on a 2025 salary cap of $279.2 million, marking a fourth straight year of a new record high.
Last year's salary cap was $255.4 million, meaning the cap increased by $23.8 million for the coming season.