The salary cap for the 2024 NFL season is set at $255.4 million per team — an increase of around $30 million per team.
Here is how all 32 NFL teams currently stand, keeping in mind that cap space is a constantly changing number as teams maneuver throughout the offseason. Salary sap data comes courtesy of our friends at OverTheCap.
Prescott's new four-year, $240 million deal was completed hours before the Cowboys kicked off their season against the Cleveland Browns. The deal set an NFL record for average annual salary of $60 million, a major step up from the $55 million-a-year deals for fellow quarterbacks Burrow, Love and Trevor Lawrence.
The Cowboys currently have $65 million in cap space heading into 2024, per Spotrac. Spotrac estimates that Prescott will continue to cost the Cowboys more than $55 million against the cap for the 2024 season.
As of 2024, the lowest paid players in terms of cash earnings were Andre Baccellia (ARI), C.J. Ravenell (BAL) and Dayton Wade (BAL), who are set to earn $222,500.
Former National Football League (NFL) player and executive Jerry Richardson was the richest NFL player of all time as of January 2023, with a net worth of around two billion U.S. dollars.
According to a 2022 report by NBC Boston, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders make about $500 per game and $15-20 per hour for practices, which comes out to roughly $75,000 per year.
Before the court case, Cowboys cheerleaders earned an hourly wage of $8, less than the minimum wage. Now, they are paid an hourly rate of $15-20 per practices and receive $500 per game. The more experienced, senior-level cheerleaders reportedly even earn around $75,000 annually.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have $9.4 million in available cap space according to Over the Cap as of 3/17/2024. The Buccaneers have the 28th-most salary cap space in the NFL as of 3/17/2024.
Christian McCaffrey's extension freed up $7.4M of cap space for the #49ers, who now hold an estimated $32M of Top 51 room. The 27-year-old's multi-year extension leaves the 49ers with approximately $31.9 million in 2024 cap space, following the $18 million that Arik Armstead's release generated.
The New Orleans Saints have $18.6 million in available cap space according to Over the Cap as of 3/17/2024. The Saints have the 16th-most salary cap space in the NFL as of 3/17/2024.
The Houston Texans have $18.5 million in available cap space according to Over the Cap as of 3/17/2024. The Texans have the 17th-most salary cap space in the NFL as of 3/17/2024.
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