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USA Today
15-04-2025
- Business
- USA Today
How much salary cap space do the Vikings have heading into the NFL Draft?
How much salary cap space do the Vikings have heading into the NFL Draft? The Minnesota Vikings have spent over $153 million on free agents over the past month, the second-highest total in the league. However, now that they are out from under Kirk Cousins' contract and have moved on from Sam Darnold, they are seeing the benefits of a rookie-scale quarterback contract being allocated to J.J. McCarthy. According to OverTheCap, that leaves the Vikings with $17.259 million in cap space, only the 11th-lowest mark in the league. That should be more than enough to sign their draft class and undrafted free agents, even if the team opts to trade down from the 24th overall pick. The extra cap space could also be enough for the Vikings to try swinging a trade for a veteran on draft weekend. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has pushed some money from new contracts into 2026 to keep additional flexibility for 2025. As we inch closer to the pinnacle of the NFL's offseason, it's worth monitoring.
USA Today
16-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
NFL salary cap 2025: How high is it, teams with most space, more to know
NFL salary cap 2025: How high is it, teams with most space, more to know Show Caption Hide Caption NFL players try to guess Kirk Cousins' next landing spot NFL players, past and present, on Radio Row try to figure out where Kirk Cousins will play next. Sports Seriously Every NFL team will be looking to improve its roster during the 2025 offseason. Some will have more resources with which to do so than others. Among the most notable of those resources will be cap space for 2025. There exists a wide dichotomy of financial situations across the NFL. Some, like the New England Patriots, have plenty of financial resources to commit to their rebuild. Others, like the New Orleans Saints, will need to make some significant cuts simply to get their balance of available cap space back toward zero. Could some of these cap-strapped teams be bailed out by a higher-than-projected league-wide salary cap for 2025? Here's what to know about the NFL's salary cap for 2025 and how it compares to previous seasons. 2025 NFL FREE AGENCY RANKINGS: Top 25 players set to hit market this offseason What is the NFL salary cap 2025? The NFL hasn't officially announced its salary cap for 2025 yet. However, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported in December 2024 that NFL teams were budgeting for the cap to be in the $265-$275 million range for the 2025 season. That would represent roughly a $10-$20 million increase over the $255.4 million figure the league set for the 2024 season. Either end of the estimate would be less than the record $30.6 million increase NFL teams saw from 2023 to 2024, which was buoyed by new TV deals and a return to normalcy in attendance with the league further removed from the COVID-19 pandemic. The NFL officially announced its salary cap for 2024 on Feb. 23, 2024, so NFL fans won't have to wait much longer for the hard number to be revealed. NFL salary cap by year The NFL's salary cap has more than doubled since 2011, contributing to the explosion of lucrative contracts given to the league's star players. Only once has the NFL's salary decreased from year to year during that period. That came in the 2021 NFL offseason, which saw a $15.7 million decrease in funds that stemmed mainly from limited attendance during the COVID-impacted 2020 season. The NFL quickly bounced back from that downturn, witnessing an increase of $25.7 million the following offseason. Below is a year-by-year look at the NFL's salary cap, according to data from NFL Network's Tom Pelissero: 2011: $120.375 million 2012: $120.6 million 2013: $123 million 2014: $133 million 2015: $143.28 million 2016: $155.27 million 2017: $167 million 2018: $177.2 million 2019: $188.2 million 2020: $198.2 million 2021: $182.5 million 2022: $208.2 million 2023: $224.8 million 2024: $255.4 million 2025: $265-$275 million* * Projection. 2025 NFL TRADE CANDIDATES: Top players who could be dealt in offseason NFL salary cap space 2025 Below is a look at every team's projected salary cap space for 2025. All salary cap figures are via which projects a $272.5 million salary cap.
