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2023 NFL salary cap goes up over $16 million from last year

The NFL salary cap continues to spike with each season, and 2023 will be no different. The NFL informed teams Monday that the 2023 salary cap will rise to a record $224.8 million per club.

That figure is up over $16 million from 2022’s $208.2 million salary cap. Here’s a look at how the cap has fluctuated since 2019:

2019 - $188.2M
2020 - $198.2M
2021 - $182.5M (COVID adjustment)
2022 - $208.2M
2023 - $224.8M

According to Over the Cap, the 49ers are projected to have $16.6 million in cap space, which is the tenth most in the NFL.