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NFL salary cap for 2019 up to $188.2 million

INDIANAPOLIS - The cost of doing business in the NFL keeps going up exponentially.

For the sixth consecutive year, the NFL salary cap went up $10 million.

The spending limit on player salaries and commitments is up to $188.2 million for the 2019 league year. It was $177.2 million last year.

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In 2011, the salary cap was $120 million.

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