The National Football League announced on Thursday the 2009 salary cap will be set at $127 million, a $4 million increase from what was originally expected.
The additional monies added to the cap is welcome news for teams like Washington and New Orleans, both of which were heading into the free agency period with payrolls over the salary cap maximum.
Prior to Thursday’s announcement, the Indianapolis Colts went from $2 million over to $8 million under, factoring in the addition $6 million saved when the club announced the release of wide receiver Marvin Harrison.
Originally heading into the free agency period with the highest team payroll among all 32 franchises, the New York Jets went from $7 million over to $4 million under when the club announced the release of wide receiver Laveranues Coles.
With more teams expected to make roster moves to reduce payroll over the next few weeks, each team’s current salary cap status will certainly change. But at present, here’s a list of all 32 teams’ current salary cap status.
2009 NFL Salary Cap: $127 Million
1. Tampa Bay – $42 Million UNDER
2. Arizona – $41 Million UNDER
3. Denver – $34 Million UNDER
4. Kansas City – $33 Million UNDER
5. Tennessee – $31 Million UNDER
6. Miami – $28 Million UNDER
7. Buffalo – $27 Million UNDER
8. Detroit – $26 Million UNDER
9. San Francisco – $26 Million UNDER
10. Houston – $25 Million UNDER
11. Philadelphia – $25 Million UNDER
12. Cincinnati – $22 Million UNDER
13. New England – $21 Million UNDER
14. Minnesota – $20 Million UNDER
15. Atlanta – $20 Million UNDER
16. Pittsburgh – $19 Million UNDER
17. Baltimore – $19 Million UNDER
18. Chicago – $19 Million UNDER
19. Green Bay – $18 Million UNDER
20. Cleveland – $17 Million UNDER
21. Jacksonville – $16 Million UNDER
22. San Diego – $14 Million UNDER
23. New York Giants – $11 Million UNDER
24. Dallas – $10 Million UNDER
25. Carolina – $9 Million UNDER
26. Seattle – $9 Million UNDER
27. St. Louis – $8 Million UNDER
28. Indianapolis – $8 Million UNDER
29. Oakland – $4 Million UNDER
30. New York Jets – $4 Million UNDER
31. Washington – $1 Million UNDER
32. New Orleans – $1 Million OVER
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