NFL sets 2018 salary cap at $177.2 million

SmashMouth · 03-05-2018, 08:43 PM

The NFL has settled on the salary cap figure for 2018.

The cap for next season will be $177.2 million, according to multiple reports, including the first by NFL Network. The reports said that teams received a notice of the official cap number from the league on Monday.

The reported number for this year is an increase of more than $9 million after the cap was $168 million in 2017.

The league's salary cap has been on a steady rise in recent years, and the heightened numbers certainly help the New Orleans Saints because of how tight they've been against the cap.

Combining today's news and statistics from overthecap.com, the Saints should have about $30.7 million in cap space, but that doesn't include the deal with safety Kurt Coleman. That cap space will also change drastically depending on what happens with the Drew Brees negotiations.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	NFL sets 2018 salary cap at $177.2 million The NFL has settled on the salary cap figure for 2018. The cap for next season will be $177.2 million, according to multiple reports, including the first by NFL Network. The reports said that teams received a notice of the official cap number from the league on Monday. The reported number for this year is an increase of more than $9 million after the cap was $168 million in 2017. The league's salary cap has been on a steady rise in recent years, and the heightened numbers certainly help the New Orleans Saints because of how tight they've been against the cap. Combining today's news and statistics from overthecap.com, the Saints should have about $30.7 million in cap space, but that doesn't include the deal with safety Kurt Coleman. That cap space will also change drastically depending on what happens with the Drew Brees negotiations. read more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails