NFL Teams' Updated Salary Cap Space for 2025 Free Agency After Record $279.2M Number

The NFL has officially set the 2025 salary cap at a record $279.2 million, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. That means all 32 teams can start properly planning their offseasons knowing how much money they can spend. 

The New England Patriots figure to be major players for every quality player on the market with a league-high $123.9 million in cap space. 

Here are the updated cap space numbers for every team with the new league year set to begin on March 12, via Spotrac. 

New England Patriots: $128.1 million

Las Vegas Raiders: $93.3 million

Washington Commanders: $79.5 million

Chicago Bears: $78.9 million

Arizona Cardinals: $67.7 million

Los Angeles Chargers: $66.2 million

Minnesota Vikings: $62.8 million

Cincinnati Bengals: $56.2 million

Detroit Lions: $52.7 million

Tennessee Titans: $49.8 million

Pittsburgh Steelers: $49.7 million

New York Giants: $49.3 million

Green Bay Packers: $41.2 million

Denver Broncos: $40.7 million

Los Angeles Rams: $40.0 million

San Francisco 49ers: $35.2 million

Jacksonville Jaguars: $33.3 million

Indianapolis Colts: $28.6 million

Carolina Panthers: $26.5 million

New York Jets: $11.2 million

Baltimore Ravens: $10.4 million

Miami Dolphins: $9.4 million

Philadelphia Eagles: $7.5 million

Kansas City Chiefs: $7.4 million

Dallas Cowboys: -$285,470

Houston Texans: -$309,890

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -$3.6 million

Atlanta Falcons: -$7 million

Buffalo Bills: -$15.4 million

Seattle Seahawks: -$19.4 million

Cleveland Browns: -$29.9 million

New Orleans Saints: -$56.8 million

The B/R Scouting Department listed roster needs for all 32 teams going into the offseason. Three of the five primary needs for the Patriots are wide receiver, offensive tackle and interior offensive line. 

The Patriots could address those positions in free agency by signing Tee Higgins, Ronnie Stanley and Trey Smith and still have plenty of money left over to make additional moves. 

That’s not usually a path teams want to take because free agency tends to be extremely volatile, but the Patriots have every reason to be aggressive after Drake Maye showed tremendous promise as a rookie in a difficult situation due to the lack of high-end talent around him. 

The Washington Commanders also figure to be aggressive this offseason. Jayden Daniels turned in one of the best rookie quarterback seasons ever, led the Commanders to their most wins in a season since 1991 and carried them to the NFC Championship Game. 

The loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC title game did show how wide the gulf is between the two teams, but they have $79.5 million available to upgrade their roster with the hope of catching their division rivals in 2025. 

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the New Orleans Saints once again find themselves in a difficult predicament of their own making. Derek Carr told ESPN’s Katherine Terrell in January that he has no interest in taking a pay cut, but he would be open to restructuring his deal if the team approached him:

"Yeah, I wouldn’t do that. Especially with what I put on tape. Would I restructure? Absolutely. I’ll always help the team that way. But there’s some things that you put out there that you earned. Even in some cases it could be even worse, but I felt confident when I signed it that this would give the team the best flexibility at the time."

The Saints did get some cap relief when Ryan Ramczyk restructured his deal in a move that's expected to lead to his retirement later this summer. It's going to be another busy offseason of restructures and roster cuts for general manager Mickey Loomis to get the team's books in order.

All 32 teams have to be cap-compliant by the start of the new league year. The legal tampering period begins on March 10, and free agents are officially able to sign contracts on March 12 at 4 p.m. ET.