NFL salary cap space: Patriots, Raiders, Commanders have most to spend in 2025

NFL salary cap space: Patriots, Raiders, Commanders have most to spend in 2025

January 6, 2025

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The NFL regular season is over and 14 teams are in contention for Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. The rest of the league is already making moves with an eye to the offseason, with multiple teams firing coaches within 24 hours of their final game.

One key part of the offseason is teams strategizing how to use their salary cap space. Teams that missed out on the playoffs this season can use salary cap space to supplement the roster with more talent in a playoff push next year.

Who has the most money to spend? Here’s a look at the NFL salary cap space picture across the league for 2025:

NFL salary cap space in 2025

Estimated cap numbers from OverTheCap after using the minimum salary required to reach 51 players and estimated carryover from the 2024 season.

  1. New England Patriots: $126.13 million
  2. Las Vegas Raiders: $97.79 million
  3. Washington Commanders: $81.75 million
  4. Arizona Cardinals: $77.26 million
  5. Chicago Bears: $66.63 million
  6. Minnesota Vikings: $65.16 million
  7. Los Angeles Chargers: $61.88 million
  8. San Francisco 49ers: $54.59 million
  9. Tennessee Titans: $52.60 million
  10. Green Bay Packers: $52.48 million
  11. Cincinnati Bengals: $51.94 million
  12. Detroit Lions: $51.25 million
  13. Los Angeles Rams: $50.30 million
  14. New York Giants: $46.56 million
  15. Pittsburgh Steelers: $45.36 million
  16. Denver Broncos: $45.25 million
  17. Jacksonville Jaguars: $39.67 million
  18. Indianapolis Colts: $38.70 million
  19. New York Jets: $26.25 million
  20. Philadelphia Eagles: $23.59 million
  21. Carolina Panthers: $22.74 million
  22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $16.62 million
  23. Dallas Cowboys: $11.49 million
  24. Baltimore Ravens: $9.50 million
  25. Kansas City Chiefs: $8.29 million
  26. Houston Texans: $4.68 million
  27. Buffalo Bills: $3.29 million
  28. Atlanta Falcons: -$7.17 million
  29. Miami Dolphins: -$10.81 million
  30. Seattle Seahawks: -$12.30 million
  31. Cleveland Browns: -$24.54 million
  32. New Orleans Saints: -$66.03 million

2025 NFL free agents

Here are some of the biggest names who are set to hit free agency this offseason: