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The NFL has set its salary cap for 2026. It is jumping by $22 million.
Per multiple reports, the league notified the 32 teams that the salary cap in 2026 will be $301.2 million.
This is the very bottom of the original projections, which were set between $301.2 million and $305.7 million.
It marks the first time that the salary cap is over $300 million. It was $279.2 million in 2025. it is an increase of $7.9%.
According to Over the Cap, the Arizona Cardinals are 13th in the league in cap space with $31.7 million.
Since 2021, when the cap went down to $182 million after the pandemic-impacted 2020 season, it has increased by $119 million, jumping by more than $20 million four times, including the last three years.
The cap went over $200 million for the first time in 2022. Now, in just four years, it is surpassing $300 million.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: 2026 NFL salary cap set at over $300 million
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Per multiple reports, the league notified the 32 teams that the salary cap in 2026 will be $301.2 million.
This is the very bottom of the original projections, which were set between $301.2 million and $305.7 million.
It marks the first time that the salary cap is over $300 million. It was $279.2 million in 2025. it is an increase of $7.9%.
According to Over the Cap, the Arizona Cardinals are 13th in the league in cap space with $31.7 million.
Since 2021, when the cap went down to $182 million after the pandemic-impacted 2020 season, it has increased by $119 million, jumping by more than $20 million four times, including the last three years.
The cap went over $200 million for the first time in 2022. Now, in just four years, it is surpassing $300 million.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: 2026 NFL salary cap set at over $300 million
Continue reading...
