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NFL sets 2025 salary cap at record $279.2M total

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The 2025 salary cap has been set at a record $279.2 million per team.

Last year's cap was $255.4 million .

The cap is calculated annually based on a collectively bargained formula tied to league revenues.

The NFL 's franchise tag deadline is Monday at 4 p.m. ET , and the free agent negotiating period begins March 10 .

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