The 2024 NFL salary cap has experienced an unprecedented increase, rising by over $30 million compared to the previous year. Originally expected to be around $242 million, the league has now set the 2024 salary cap at $255.4 million per club. This substantial boost makes it the highest salary cap in league history and represents the most significant year-to-year increase since the NFL first implemented the salary cap in 1994. The surge in the cap can be attributed to several factors, including new media deals, playoff expansion, and a full repayment of all amounts advanced by the clubs and deferred by the players during the Covid pandemic. Teams can now adjust their free agency plans, knowing they have more cap space than initially projected for the upcoming season.