NFL and NFLPA agree to a $208.2 million cap ceiling for 2022

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to a $208.2 million cap ceiling for the 2022 season.

The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to a $208.2 million salary cap ceiling for 2022, per source.

There is no cap floor as of now. The sides agreed last August to spread the COVID-related revenue shortfall from 2020 over several years, and the cap dropped to $182.5M this year.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) May 26, 2021

Pelissero reported that the final salary cap won’t be set until February, and it could land below $208.2M in 2022 depending on revenue projections.

This is a big step back in the right direction, with major cash from new media deals, gambling, etc., expected to spike the cap in 2023 and beyond.

The NFL suffered a financial hit due to the pandemic, which affected the league’s salary cap for the 2021 season.

The salary cap this year is $182,500,000, almost $17 million lower than last year’s salary cap number, which was $198,200,000.

According to Sports Illustrated, the Denver Broncos currently have the third-most salary cap space ($23.21 million) in the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars ($38.83 million) and New York Jets ($24.58 million) are the only there teams to have more cap space than Denver.