The NFL plans to inform teams this week about the projected salary cap for the 2017 season, which is expected to be somewhere between $163 million and $165 million, league sources told ESPN.
This season's salary cap is $155.27 million, so the league is preparing for another $10 million jump in the cap, although the precise figures will not be known until shortly before the league year begins in March.
NFL owners are scheduled to meet this week in Dallas. At that meeting, the league's management council presents the first 2017 salary-cap projections to teams before they are finalized next year.
The first figures presented typically come in lower than the actual cap, which helps keep teams' expectations in line.
