NFL general managers and coaches now have a little more certainty at their disposal as they prepare for free agency.
The NFL salary cap for the 2017 league year has been set at $167 million, a league official told NFL Network's Judy Battista on Wednesday.
The figure represents a more than $12 million raise over last year's cap figure on $155.27 million. Since 2012, the cap has been increased by about $47 million. It marks the fourth straight year the cap has gone up by more than $10 million over the previous year.
Most NFL teams are heading into free agency with ample cap space. With free agency set to begin March 9, there could be plenty of big deals for a free agency group that isn't as packed with as much star power as in seasons past.
Here's a look at the available salary-cap space for each NFL team, according to Overthecap.com (as of March 1):
Browns: $102,346,421
49ers: $76,963,264
Jaguars: $70,979,709
Buccaneers: $66,136,718
Titans: $61,389,464
Patriots: $59,667,426
Colts: $53,238,812
Bears: $51,366,002
Raiders: $42,931,487
Broncos: $42,064,799
Bengals: $41,995,339
Dolphins: $41,050,292
Packers: $39,995,981
Vikings: $37,949,218
Panthers: $36,588,761
Rams: $36,394,280
Redskins: $34,477,921
Lions: $31,797,575
Saints: $27,347,284
Jets: $26,278,320
Seahawks: $25,931,999
Steelers: $23,615,733
Texans: $23,396,261
Bills: $18,185,833
Falcons: $17,870,046
Cardinals: $17,065,989
Ravens: $13,810,289
Giants: $13,282,686
Chiefs: $9,592,207
Eagles: $8,692,349
Chargers: $5,190,314
Cowboys: $3,311,937
