The NFL informed clubs today that projections for the 2020 salary cap are in the range of $196.8 million to $201.2 million. This marks a 40% increase from five years ago in the 2015 season ($143.3 million).
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 10, 2019
The Seattle Seahawks and all other NFL clubs around the league have now be informed of the potential salary cap increase for the 2020 season.
The new cap amount could fall somewhere between $196.8 million to $201.2 million, at least an $8 million increase over this year’s number.
Based on these figures, this would mark the seventh consecutive season the cap has increased more than $10 million per team. According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, the total projected player costs could be more than $7.7 billion in 2020.
This is the seventh consecutive year the cap is projected to climb more than $10M per club year over year. Since 2011, the cap has increased roughly 65 percent and $76 million per club. Total projected player costs, including benefits, will be more than $7.7 billion in 2020. https://t.co/6Dxr3Dd3jQ
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 10, 2019
Per Over the Cap, the Seahawks’ current total liabilities for next season are roughly $139 million with a projected cap space of just over $66 million – plenty of money to lock up a few players to contract extensions.
The numbers could change slightly once the official 2020 salary cap increase has been finalized.
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