The projected salary cap for the 2014 NFL season had been set at $126 million, but now is expected to rise a full five percent from last year, making it $130 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
NFL salary cap projected to be $130 million, per report
Big news has come out about the projected cap for 2014, giving many teams some great joy.
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This might seem like boring business talk to some, but in reality it is a huge deal. Each team now has an estimated extra $4 million to work with, helping them to either re-sign a key free agent or go out and add another player. For cash-strapped teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys, this will save them from having to cut a player perhaps they would rather keep.
The $130 million cap will be up from last year’s figure of $123 million, a sign of the times. The NFL has never been doing better business, with the highest television deals in pro sports history (recently selling half its Thursday Night Football rights to CBS) and fans trying to consume the game in every way possible, from television, to computers and mobile devices.
Below is a table showing where each team currently is in relation to the salary cap, with the figure provided by Spotrac:
| Team | Committed Money | Proj. Cap Space |
| Oakland Raiders | $67,757,079 | $64,492,921 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | $96,517,189 | $53,128,124 |
| Cleveland Browns | $105,385,546 | $49,152,022 |
| Indianapolis Colts | $92,700,877 | $37,907,029 |
| Miami Dolphins | $111,882,786 | $36,181,214 |
| Green Bay Packers | $107,622,198 | $32,198,261 |
| Minnesota Vikings | $98,781,079 | $32,031,238 |
| Washington Redskins | $101,858,847 | $28,141,153 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | $111,300,520 | $27,362,960 |
| New York Jets | $107,728,854 | $23,744,583 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | $123,494,953 | $23,674,815 |
| Atlanta Falcons | $109,878,262 | $23,250,938 |
| Buffalo Bills | $125,134,565 | $22,667,410 |
| Baltimore Ravens | $111,352,286 | $20,179,137 |
| New York Giants | $113,711,814 | $16,288,186 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $120,978,071 | $15,791,710 |
| Denver Broncos | $121,487,832 | $14,912,168 |
| Arizona Cardinals | $122,454,919 | $13,295,088 |
| Carolina Panthers | $124,051,303 | $11,960,905 |
| Tennessee Titans | $126,946,608 | $10,006,953 |
| San Francisco 49ers | $122,943,692 | $9,231,546 |
| Chicago Bears | $121,991,999 | $8,754,728 |
| Detroit Lions | $123,769,422 | $7,705,130 |
| New England Patriots | $126,762,546 | $7,344,255 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | $125,589,075 | $6,792,443 |
| Houston Texans | $124,892,964 | $6,221,766 |
| New Orleans Saints | $125,317,010 | $5,182,990 |
| St. Louis Rams | $125,682,771 | $4,317,229 |
| Seattle Seahawks | $129,988,785 | $2,856,219 |
| San Diego Chargers | $131,443,005 | $876,336 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | $140,275,524 | -$8,923,074 |
| Dallas Cowboys | $152,226,381 | -$20,945,688 |
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