Entering this offseason, one of the Kansas City Chiefs' biggest concerns was cap space. Kansas City began the offseason with $916,317 of cap available. That said, each offseason, every team's salary cap increases based on many factors, including the amount of revenue the NFL makes in a given season.
On Wednesday, ESPN's Dan Graziano reported that the salary cap is set to increase by $22.1-26.1 million from its current $255.4 million. This cap increase is more than many NFL executives were expecting. As a result, Kansas City is now one of many teams that have more money than they expected going into the offseason.
The NFL informed teams today that the 2025 salary cap will be roughly $277.5M-$281.5M, per @DanGrazianoESPN.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 19, 2025
That's an increase of $22.1M-$26.1M from last year — and beats what most executives were anticipating. 📈📈 pic.twitter.com/gnqFiBvGlH
Kansas City Receives Massive Help With Monumental Salary Cap Increase
This massive bump in salary cap brings the Chiefs from $916,317 to an expected $7,941,128 per Over The Cap. While that figure is just an estimate of Kansas City's new money, it does give them a lot more to work with.
Before the salary cap increased, the Chiefs were unlikely to keep their big-name free agents, Nick Bolton and Trey Smith. Now, with a bigger increase than expected, deals for one of those two could be more realistic.
This is because having $7 million gives Kansas City more money to play with to get a deal done. Be that as it may, the Chiefs will most definitely have competition to re-sign both players if they are unable to do so before free agency starts.
Ultimately general manager Brett Veach must use this projected new money wisely to ensure Kansas City has a complete roster in 2025.