The NFL salary cap will increase at least $22 million compared to last year. That is big news for the Green Bay Packers, though perhaps not for the reason you think.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The NFL on Wednesday announced an enormous jump in the salary cap – one even larger than teams were expecting.
According to reports, the league has notified teams that the 2025 NFL salary cap will be between $277.5 million and $281.5 million. Last year, the cap was $255.4 million. So, even on the low end of that projection, the cap will be up about $22.1 million compared to last year.
teams had been preparing for a cap of $265 million to $275 million; no doubt teams had budgeted for the lower amount, since it’s obviously easier to adjust upward than downward.
So, the good news is that Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has a bunch more money, sort of like grabbing an old jacket and finding a $20 bill.
The bad news is everyone else will be playing under the same financial rules. So, according to OverTheCap.com’s numbers, the Packers have the 11th-most cap space as of today, no different than yesterday or the day before.
According to OTC, the Packers have about $46.1 million of cap space, a figure that reflects the cost of signing the draft class. Under previous projections, OTC had the Packers with about $39 million of space.
Obviously, Gutekunst and his right-hand man, Russ Ball, will have a bigger financial war chest if they decide to pursue free agents. Overall, though, it’s a weak class of free agents, so there will be more money chasing the impact players.
Most importantly for Green Bay is the larger-than-expected cap increase will pay dividends beyond this year. Some of that money can be put toward in-season contract extensions. Or, Gutekunst can sit on his stash of money because any cap space that is unused in 2025 can be pushed into 2026.
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