IRVING, Texas — NFL teams were told by the league Tuesday that the salary cap is projected to increase to an estimated $187 million to $191.1 million per club for the 2019 season.
That would represent a jump of about $10 million or more from this season’s figure of $177.2 million per team. The increase should ensure that most teams will have considerable flexibility to make player-related moves during the upcoming offseason.
The estimates were distributed by the league as general managers and team presidents participated in meetings Tuesday at a Dallas-area hotel. Owners are scheduled to meet Wednesday.
It is the sixth straight year that the salary cap is projected to increase by $10 million or more. The cap will have jumped 40 percent since 2014, when it was set at $133 million per team.
The salary cap is calculated as a prescribed portion of league revenue under the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association. The current 10-year CBA expires following the 2020 season. That deal was struck between the league and union in 2011 after a lockout of the players by owners and after the sport had a season without a salary cap in 2010.
