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NFL salary cap could climb to $157 million due to owner accounting 'mistake'

The NFL salary cap will be formally announced in early March, shortly before the start of the 2016 league year, and the number keeps climbing. A week ago NFL Network projected it as high as $155 million, but now that number could climb up near $157 million.

Late last week, an arbitrator ruled in favor of the NFLPA over a grievance related to revenue over the last three years. The arbitrator ruled the NFL improperly categorized upwards of $120 million as revenue that did not need to be included in the player pool. An NFL spokesperson claimed it was a "technical accounting issue under the CBA, involving the funding of stadium construction and renovation projects.