NFL Salary Cap For 2022 Increases By Nearly $26M To $208.2M
Mar 8, 2022, 3:47 PM
A detailed view of the NFL logo on the field during the NFL game between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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AP – The NFL’s salary cap for 2022 will be $208.2 million — a healthy increase from the previous, pandemic-impacted years.
The cap is going up from $182.5 million, which was down by nearly $10 million from the 2020 season.
Adding in benefits attached to the cap, teams will be allowed to have a total player cost of $284.367 million.
NFL salary cap set at $208.2 million per team. Here are the non-exclusive franchise tag and transition tag numbers. pic.twitter.com/OJFh6kyvkL
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 7, 2022
Quarterbacks will have the highest franchise tag hit at $29.7 million.
The 32 teams had until 4 p.m. to apply franchise tags, with such stars as receivers Davante Adams and Chris Godwin getting them.
NFL salary cap by year:
2022: $208.2M
2021: $182.5M (COVID implications)
2020: $198.2M
2019: $188.2M
2018: $177.2MThere is an expected spike in 2023 with the implementation of new TV deals.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 7, 2022
Free agency officially begins March 16 though teams can negotiate with agents beginning Monday.
