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The Cleveland Browns needed some good news amongst an otherwise messy start to their offseason.
Despite the forward pursuit of a divorce with quarterback Deshaun Watson and the trade request of their best player in defensive end Myles Garrett, the Browns got some great news that will help with their murky salary cap outlook.
ESPN’s Dan Graziano has reported that NFL teams have been notified that the salary cap is expected to jump anywhere from $22-26 million in 2025.
This is a massive increase from the $255 million salary cap that teams worked under in 2024.
This is $6 million over what even Over the Cap, the best salary cap experts in the industry, have projected. So yes, the Browns still sit $24 million in the red, but that number will be quite easy for them to manage as they look to retool and add more talent to their roster this offseason.
The bigger issue is getting free agents to buy into a building that one of the very best players in the NFL wants out of.