NFL sets projected salary cap for 2020, giving Chargers extra spending money

The Los Angeles Chargers, as well as the other 31 teams in the league, will have some extra spending money thanks to an increase in the expected salary cap for next season.

According the NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, the league has informed every team that the salary cap is projected to be between $196.8 million and $201.2 million.

This is the seventh consecutive year the cap is projected to climb more than $10M per club year over year. Since 2011, the cap has increased roughly 65 percent and $76 million per club. Total projected player costs, including benefits, will be more than $7.7 billion in 2020. https://t.co/6Dxr3Dd3jQ

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 10, 2019

That’s an increase from the current cap of $188.2 million, which means it will rise by $8-13 million next year.

The Chargers were expected to have a little over $58 million in cap space before the increase and with the news from the NFL, Los Angeles could start the offseason with about $55.6 million-$60 million in available cap space, per Over The Cap.

The Bolts will have quite a bit more spending money than previous years, but they also have a handful of notable soon-to-be unrestricted free agents they will decide on, as well as extending players like defensive end Joey Bosa.