News of the NFL’s projected 2026 salary cap range hit general manager Andrew Berry and the Cleveland Browns like a late Christmas present.
The official number is still a major gift. It’s just not as big as Browns fans were hoping for.
The league announced on Friday that its salary cap number in 2026 will exceed the $300 million threshold for the first time. The cap is officially growing $22 million from 2025, and has been set at $301.2 million.
Overall, this is good news for Cleveland, which will happily take all the free cap relief it can get given its current state of affairs.