With five weeks left in the NFL season, only one team (Carolina Panthers) has been officially eliminated from playoff contention. The NFC and AFC playoff pictures are muddied with over 10 teams in each conference at least within a game of a final postseason spot.
While the focus is on 2023 for most, the NFL is starting to look ahead to 2024 in a variety of ways. The Cleveland Browns have reportedly locked up one of their pending free agents while many wonder how the Browns salary cap will look moving forward.
A national report says the 2024 salary cap is likely to continue to see significant year-over-year growth:
But people familiar with the matter say surging revenue and diminishing aftershocks of the 2020 pandemic are on track to yield significant cap growth over the next several years, with a 2024 cap likely to land north of $240 million and additional revenue rolling into future caps.