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Report: NFL Salary Cap Rising to as Much as $305.7M in 2026

On Jan. 30, the NFL informed clubs that the 2026 salary cap is expected to range between $301.2 million and $305.7 million per team, an anonymous league source told USA TODAY.
That projection represents an increase of at least $22 million from the $279.2 million 2025 salary cap and could rise up to $26.5 million before finalization.
The New York Giants could gain between $5.7 million and $10.2 million in 2026 cap space, with worst-case total space at $5.641 million and effective space at-$4.458 million.
They can clear about $24.1 million by terminating contracts of Graham Gano, Devin Singletary, James Hudson III, and Bobby Okereke, while pursuing restructures for Jon Ruyan Jr., Paulson Adebo, Brian Burns, and Dexter Lawrence.
The shift continues a decades-long climb from a $34 million cap at inception to over $200 million by 2022, and NFL teams are expected to have extra spending cash for 2026 rosters.

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