Inflation stings unless you’re an NFL team looking at the new 2024 salary cap. The league announced Friday the cap for the coming league year is skyrocketing to $255.4 million, a $30.9 million increase from last year that caught teams around the league off guard and supplied them with extra space to operate in roster-building. Many teams and outlets like Over the Cap had been using numbers in the neighborhood of $242 million as estimates before the NFL’s announcement.