The Falcons have a lot of work to do to get under the cap.
The good news? The Falcons aren’t quite as far over the NFL salary cap as they were yesterday. The bad news? They’re millions of dollars away from cap compliance.
The NFL confirmed the salary cap numbers for the 2025 season, and the new number is up significantly from last year’s $255.4 million — $23.8 million to be precise. The 2025 salary cap has been set at $279.2 million.
NFL teams were notified today that the 2025 salary cap has been set at $279,200,000 per club. Total projected player costs, including benefits, are slotted at $362,480,000. Here’s a look at the cap year-over-year. pic.twitter.com/riVb7MJ6Se
— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) February 27, 2025
The Falcons are currently carrying more than $292 million in cap obligations, and even their Top 51 number is about $5.3m over this year’s cap with a total of $287 million in obligations, according to OverTheCap.com.
Terry Fontenot inherited a salary cap mess when he came to Atlanta in 2021. When he arrived, the Falcons were $30 million over the cap, and Fontenot made some smart restructures and roster tweaks and got the team under the cap. Thanks to this increase, he won’t have nearly that far to go this time around.