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NFL salary cap officially reaches record high in 2025

The NFL salary cap will be hitting another all-time high in 2025, with the league officially informing teams that the new number will be $279.2 million per team.

The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to a 2025 salary cap of $279.2 million per club, per sources. Another record high. pic.twitter.com/9vm0TvzklU

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 27, 2025

It’s around a $24 million increase from last year’s number of $255.4 million.

For the Steelers, that gives them nearly $60 million in top-51 cap space per Spotrac at the time of this writing, with possibly even more becoming available through cuts or extensions during the offseason.