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Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys received some bad news when it came to the 2026 NFL salary cap on Friday.
The NFL salary cap will make another big jump for the 2026 season. But it won’t be as much of an increase as it could have been for the Dallas Cowboys and other teams around the league.
The NFL announced Friday the 2026 salary cap will be $301.2 million. While that’s the largest in league history, the final cap is on the very lowest end of what was the salary cap projection a month ago.
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on January 31 the 2026 salary cap range was $301.2-$305.7 million.
The final cap coming in on the lower end hurts teams already with a lot of money tied to current players. The Cowboys fall into that category.
On February 27, Over the Cap projected the Cowboys to be $56 million over the $301.2 million salary cap. That figure ranks the Cowboys dead last in cap space across the league.