The NFL has established its 2020 salary cap at $198.2 million, per a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. That falls on the low end of estimates, with most expectations suggesting an even $200 million salary cap. The 5.3% rise in the salary cap is the lowest year-over-year increase since the 2013 season. So how does it impact the New Orleans Saints?
To be blunt: it’s not great. With about $190.7 million on the books for their top 51 contracts in the upcoming season, per Over The Cap, the Saints needed the salary cap to rise as high as possible so that they could maximize their resources in free agency.