Report: Salary cap increases to $198.2 million per team in 2020

The Houston Texans could get a boost to their salary cap in the 2020 season.

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the NFL management council informed clubs that the salary cap will be $198.2 million per team in the 2020 season.

While that may seem lower than the initial projections of $200 million per club for the 2020 season, the overall player cost per team is actually $242.9 million. According to Pelissero, $44.7 million was shifted over to benefits and performance-based pay.

Overall player costs per club is $242.9 million. So, that's $198.2M on the salary cap and $44.7M in benefits and performance-based pay.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 15, 2020

Over The Cap has already plugged in the numbers, and the Texans have the 13th-highest salary cap space in the NFL at an estimated $50.4 million.

What could help the Texans’ cap space increase ever so slightly is reaching extensions with left tackle Laremy Tunsil and quarterback Deshaun Watson. Houston would be able to spread out the cost of those players’ salaries over a number of years as opposed to having their numbers bunched up over the 2020 and 2021 seasons.