NFL to set record-high salary cap for fifth straight season

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
NFL commissioner Roger GoodellBrent Gudenschwager / Zuma Press

The NFL informed every team across the league on Friday that the upcoming salary cap for the 2026 season will rise to anywhere between $301.2 million and $305.7 million.

It would be at least a $22 million boost from last year's ($279.2 million) and almost $100 million more than what it was just a few years ago in 2022 ($208.2 million). 

According to Over the Cap, the Tennessee Titans have the most cap space with just over $100 million, followed by the Las Vegas Raiders ($89 million), Los Angeles Chargers ($88 million), Seattle Seahawks ($74.8 million), and New York Jets ($74.3 million) to round out the top five. 

The rest of the teams' respective salary cap space are as follows:

Washington Commanders ($71 million)

Cincinnati Bengals ($54 million)

Pittsburgh Steelers ($45 million)

Los Angeles Rams ($42 million)

New England Patriots ($39 million)

Arizona Cardinals ($38 million)

Indianapolis Colts ($34 million)

San Francisco 49ers ($31 million)

Denver Broncos ($28 million)

Atlanta Falcons ($25 million)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($24 million)

Baltimore Ravens ($21 million)

Philadelphia Eagles ($18 million)

Carolina Panthers ($17 million)

New York Giants ($7 million)

Teams in the negatives

Green Bay Packers (-$2 million)

Buffalo Bills (-$5 million)

Houston Texans (-$6 million)

Detroit Lions (-$8 million)

Chicago Bears (-$9 million)

New Orleans Saints (-$13.6 million)

Jacksonville Jaguars (-$13.9 million)

Cleveland Browns (-$15 million)

Miami Dolphins (-$22 million)

Dallas Cowboys (-$31 million)

Minnesota Vikings (-$40 million)

Kansas City Chiefs (-$54 million)

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