Last season, the salary cap in the NFL sat at $224.8 million, so the cap is increasing more than $30 million for the 2024 season, which is due to result of full payment of all amounts advanced by clubs and deferred to players during the pandemic, Pelissero added.
The unprecedented $30 million increase per club in this year’s Salary Cap is the result of the full repayment of all amounts advanced by the clubs and deferred by the players during the Covid pandemic as well as an extraordinary increase in media revenue for the 2024 season.