NFL Salary Cap Set at $208.2 Million

The NFL released the concrete salary cap number for 2022, as we're inside of 10 days before the start of the new league season.

John Hendrix | Mar 7, 2022

The NFL has officially set the salary cap for the 2022 season, which is good news for the Saints. As expected, it's on the rise and will be at $208.2 million. We first learned about this back in December, and the league announced the figure to teams on Monday.

NFL Salary Cap Since 2017

2022 - $208.2 million
2021 - $182.5 million (COVID)
2020 - $198.2 million
2019 - $188.2 million
2018 - $177.2 million
2017 - $167 million

Even better news for New Orleans is that the it is projected to increase again for 2023, which should allow them to get creative and maneuver around some contracts and attract free agents.

Be sure to check out our Saints salary cap tracker, which has kept track of the team's quest to get under the mark. We fully anticipate a good bit of moves this week, as the team has to trim about $33 million just to get under.

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Published Mar 7, 2022

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net