Updated NFL Salary Cap Outlook for All 32 Teams After 2025 NFL Trade Deadline

The NFL's 2025 trade deadline came and went at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Unlike in some past year's this deadline largely lived up to the hype.

No, we didn't see a big-name quarterback or a Pro Bowl wide receiver dealt on Tuesday. We did, however, see a blockbuster involving a former All-Pro corner, a pair of first-round draft picks and a former second-round wideout.

As multiple players swapped teams, the salary cap situation also changed. Let's recap some of Tuesday's most notable activity and take an updated look at where every team stands.

Updated NFL Salary Cap Outlook

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Colts general manager Chris Ballard

New England Patriots $54.5 million

Washington Commanders $27.4 million

Cleveland Browns $24.4 million

Detroit Lions $21.7 million

Dallas Cowboys $21.1 million

San Francisco 49ers $20.7 million

Pittsburgh Steelers $20.4 million

Tennessee Titans $19.9 million

Carolina Panthers $19.8 million

New York Jets $18.7 million

Seattle Seahawks $18.6 million

Minnesota Vikings $16.4 million

Tampa Bay Buccaneers $16.3 million

Arizona Cardinals $16.1 million

New Orleans Saints $14.4 million

Baltimore Ravens $13.8 million

Las Vegas Raiders $13.2 million

Denver Broncos $12.7 million

Cincinnati Bengals $12 million

Green Bay Packers $10.6 million

Philadelphia Eagles $9.9 million

Los Angeles Rams $9.7 million

Houston Texans $9.2 million

Jacksonville Jaguars $6.3 million

Chicago Bears $6 million

New York Giants $5.5 million

Miami Dolphins $5.4 million

Atlanta Falcons $4.9 million

Buffalo Bills $3.6 million

Kansas City Chiefs $3.3 million

Indianapolis Colts $2.8 million

Los Angeles Chargers $2.2 million

*Cap information from Spotrac.

Trade Recap and Salary Cap Overview

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Sauce Gardner

We saw a couple of stunning deals on Tuesday that influenced the salary-cap picture. The biggest deal of the day, of course, was a trade between the rebuilding New York Jets and the surging Indianapolis Colts.

Indy sent a pair of first-round picks, along with 2024 second-round pick Adonai Mitchell, to the Jets for standout cornerback Sauce Gardner.

Gardner, of course, can help a Colts defense that ranks 26th in passing yards allowed. However, obtaining him was costly, both in terms of trade capital and salary—though it won't make much of a difference this season.

Since Gardner is on Year 4 of his rookie contract—and his four-year, $120.4 million extension doesn't kick in until 2027—the Colts' cap outlook has barely shifted since we examined things just before the trade deadline.

Another Jets trade, however, did cause a sizeable shift. New York also traded off defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, sending him to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick and defensive tackle Mazi Smith.

Dallas also acquired linebacker Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals. After having the second-most cap space in the league over the weekend ($31.5 million), the Cowboys have gone to having the fifth-most cap space ($21.1 million).

The Jets, meanwhile, have gone from having $11.8 million in cap space to $18.7 million.

The list of players who were dealt on Tuesday also includes wideout Rashid Shaheed, who was sent from the New Orleans Saints to the Seattle Seahawks, and receiver Jakobi Meyers, who was traded from the Las Vegas Raiders to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Saints also sent offensive lineman Trevor Penning to the Los Angeles Chargers, while the Cleveland Browns sent pass-rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka to the Chicago Bears.

Bleacher Report's grades for all of this year's deadline moves can be found here.

Overall, the trade deadline hasn't drastically altered the salary-cap picture just yet. The New England Patriots are still poised to enter the offseason with the most cap space, while the Chargers, Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons round out the bottom six—though their order has changed since Monday morning.

Teams like the Jets and Saints, though, now have more draft capital to put toward rookie contracts, which will dramatically impact their cap outlook in the future.