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How much cap space do 49ers have with NFL salary cap increase?

Per Dan Graziano of ESPN, the NFL informed teams that the 2025 per-team salary cap is increasing heading into next season. The NFL salary cap is projected to fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million.

It will have increased by more than $53 million over the last two years.

According to Over The Cap's updated projections, the 49ers boast one of the largest amounts of effective cap space. These projections are based upon a base salary cap of $279.5 million for the 2025 season.

With the new projections, here's where all 32 teams rank in terms of effective cap space per Over The Cap:

  1. New England Patriots: $118,872,718

  2. Las Vegas Raiders: $92,956,761

  3. Washington Commanders: $75,480,461

  4. Arizona Cardinals: $72,949,735

  5. Los Angeles Chargers: $62,170,928

  6. Minnesota Vikings: $61,014,188

  7. Chicago Bears: $60,859,590

  8. Pittsburgh Steelers: $57,102,278

  9. Cincinnati Bengals: $49,729,179

  10. Detroit Lions: $49,194,317

  11. Green Bay Packers: $46,074,742

  12. San Francisco 49ers: $45,661,761

  13. Tennessee Titans: $42,736,238

  14. Los Angeles Rams: $41,743,695

  15. New York Giants: $38,752,449

  16. Denver Broncos: $38,576,265

  17. Indianapolis Colts: $31,363,995

  18. Jacksonville Jaguars: $30,616,447

  19. Carolina Panthers: $19,849,303

  20. New York Jets: $18,170,301

  21. Philadelphia Eagles: $17,015,825

  22. Baltimore Ravens: $9,921,401

  23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $5,266,618

  24. Kansas City Chiefs: $4,394,010

  25. Houston Texans: $2,127,621

  26. Dallas Cowboys: -$1,714,316

  27. Miami Dolphins: -$6,742,178

  28. Atlanta Falcons: -$8,392,553

  29. Seattle Seahawks: -$9,746,604

  30. Buffalo Bills: -$13,243,068

  31. Cleveland Browns: -$32,778,205

  32. New Orleans Saints: -$52,578,803

As evidenced in the latest projections, the 49ers are sitting in a solid position in terms of effective cap space.