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NFL officially announces 2026 salary cap
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On Friday, a memo went out from the NFL to all 32 teams to let them know the salary cap for the upcoming season is a historic $301.2 million. This is first time the cap has exceeded $300 million and has more than tripled since 2005. Recently, teams were informed that the new cap would be somewhere between the $301.2 number and $305.7 so the final number came out on the low end.
This new number means the Pittsburgh Steelers will have something in the neighborhood of $43 million to spend in free agency. This is great considering the team has no significant in-house free agent needs to address.
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Here is the NFL salary cap by year going back to 2005.
2026 $301 million2025 $279 million2024 $255 million2023 $224 million2022 $208 million2021 $182 million(COVID)2020 $198 million2019 $188 million2018 $177 million2017 $167 million2016 $155 million2015 $143 million2014 $133 million2013 $123 million2012 $120 million2011 $120 million2010 Uncapped2009 $123 Million2008 $116 million2007 $109 million2006 $102 million2005 $86 million
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: NFL officially announces 2026 salary cap
