Even though the players and the NFLPA want more money they are against the 18 game schedule.
The league will put the 18-game schedule on the table and use it to squeeze some concessions from the NFLPA, but I really don't think it will make it into the next CBA. (And the last CBA was agreed to in 2011. If this next CBA follows suit an 18 game schedule won't even by a topic until 2031.)
In the mean time the players and the NFLPA (and the owners) will continue to make more and more money anyway simply because league revenues continue to rise year after year even with a 16 game schedule.
The salary cap for the last 26 years is listed below (courtesy of [
en.wikipedia.org] ). Note: I added the percentage increase over the previous year to the data found on that wiki page.
Overthecap.com is projecting a $200M cap for 2020 ( [
overthecap.com] ), another 6.2% increase.
The average increase over the last 7 years (including 2020) is 7.2%. But even using the low figure from that span (6.2%) applied annually, the cap in 2030 will be $262M. I bet that is enough to keep the players and the NFLPA happy for the next 10 years.
Year Maximum team salary
2019 $188.2 million (6.2% increase over the previous year)
2018 $177.2 million (6.2%)
2017 $167.00 million (7.6%)
2016 $155.27 million (8.4%)
2015 $143.28 million (7.7%)
2014 $133 million (8.1%)
2013 $123 million (2%)
2012 $120.6 million(.1%)
2011 $120 million
2010 Uncapped
2009 $123 million
2008 $116 million
2007 $109 million
2006 $102 million
2005 $85.5 million
2004 $80.582 million
2003 $75.007 million
2002 $71.101 million
2001 $67.405 million
2000 $62.172 million
1999 $57.288 million
1998 $52.388 million
1997 $41.454 million
1996 $40.753 million
1995 $37.1 million
1994 $34.608 million
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