NY Times · Mar 10, 2021
N.F.L. Sets Salary Cap at $182.5 Million in 2021
The N.F.L. determined the salary cap for the 2021 season, saying each team will have $182.5 million to spend on player payroll, nearly 8 percent less than in 2020, when revenues were cleaved by the coronavirus pandemic. The salary cap was $198.2 million in 2020.
A decline in the maximum amount available for teams to spend on player salaries and bonuses was expected, but it was less severe than anticipated. Still, N.F.L. franchises will have nearly $16 million less than they did last year to pay players, which is sure to distort how general managers allocate their more limited funds.
Sports Business Journal was first to report the final salary cap figure.
