NFL Cash Spending Through the Years
When the salary cap was introduced in 1994, the narrative that the team owners and league executives pushed was that they needed a mechanism that would ensure that each team spent (roughly) the same amount of money on their team’s rosters from year to year, to ensure a level playing field.
The salary cap would supposedly developed to ensure that no single NFL team would be able to spend significantly more money on their roster than the other teams. This inspires the question: How much money have teams spent on their rosters in recent history?
Average Annual Cash Spending 2011–2023
| Team | Ave. Annual Spending |
| Philadelphia Eagles | $191,304,084 |
| Green Bay Packers | $186,375,933 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | $180,213,879 |
| Miami Dolphins | $179,932,239 |
| San Francisco 49ers | $178,122,571 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | $177,905,318 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | $176,898,669 |
| New York Jets | $176,203,970 |
| New Orleans Saints | $176,058,290 |
| Buffalo Bills | $175,197,254 |
| Dallas Cowboys | $174,732,030 |
| Cleveland Browns | $174,688,267 |
| Arizona Cardinals | $172,925,972 |
| Minnesota Vikings | $172,025,627 |
| Seattle Seahawks | $171,584,176 |
| Los Angeles Rams | $169,973,761 |
| Detroit Lions | $169,927,418 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | $169,821,489 |
| Baltimore Ravens | $169,672,649 |
| Denver Broncos | $169,262,036 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | $169,217,708 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $168,947,513 |
| New York Giants | $168,610,893 |
| Houston Texans | $168,440,068 |
| Tennessee Titans | $168,126,684 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | $166,772,565 |
| Washington Commanders | $166,766,685 |
| Carolina Panthers | $165,937,268 |
| Atlanta Falcons | $165,175,796 |
| Chicago Bears | $164,742,714 |
| New England Patriots | $163,526,724 |
| Indianapolis Colts | $162,337,037 |
Kenny is the chief content creator for thecapisfake.com and contributor at walterfootball.com. He’s also a college professor, minister, author, entrepreneur, and overall sports fanatic.
