The NFL salary cap for 2019 has been officially set at
$188.2M, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter).
That marks an increase of $11M from last year’s figure of $177.2M.
This is the sixth consecutive year in which the cap has gone
up at least $10M per club. It’s a sign of continued success and increased
revenue for the league, though the final mark is a bit shy of some projections.
In December, the NFL told teams that the final cap would
fall somewhere between $187-$191M. The free spending of clubs has led some to
speculate that the cap would fall no lower than $190M, but ultimately, it
doesn’t make a huge difference – revenue is up, the cap is up, and teams like
the Colts and Jets have serious money to burn.
Free agency begins on March 13, but a good chunk of the
league’s cap space will be absorbed by extensions between now and then.
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