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That will allow the 49ers to maneuver in multiple ways this offseason
On Wednesday afternoon, NFL teams received good news: The league informed them that the 2025 per-team salary cap will be between $277.5 million and $281.5 million, up from $255.4 million in 2024. Over the past two years, the cap has increased by more than $53 million.
According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, here’s the memo the league sent to teams today, where they explained why the cap number isn’t finalized yet:
As you know, the 2024 Player Cost and Salary Cap amount was reduced by $10 million per club due to a $9 million smoothing adjustment and an incremental $1 million being added to Performance-Based Pay. The parties agreed that the NFLPA would have the unilateral right to recover up to 50 percent of the $9 million defferal in the 2025 League Year, with any remaining amount being recovered in the 2026 League Year.
Negotiations are expected to conclude next week, and that’s when we’ll get the final number.
This is great news for the San Francisco 49ers. While the expectation was the cap would rise, soaring close to $25 million could allow them to extend, sign, eat potential contracts, and maneuver in ways they wouldn’t have been able to with a minimal rise.
