It’s safe to say fans won’t have to necessarily worry too much about the San Francisco 49ers‘ cap situation in 2021.
Currently pressed up against the $200 million salary cap set in place this upcoming season, there are reports the NFL will increase the total cap significantly the following year, which will shift the landscape around the league quite a bit.
While at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, FanSided’s Matt Verderame reported the 2021 salary cap could jump all the way up to $240 million, an increase of 20 percent:
A leap that big is pretty significant.