NFL Salary Cap Boost: Denver Broncos Ready for Free Agency

0:00On February 2, 8, the NFL just set the final salary cap for 2026 at $301.2 million, a jump of $22 million from last year. This big boost comes right before free agency kicks off in a couple of weeks, handing teams extra room to make moves. For the Denver Broncos, it means starting with $22.2 million in effective cap space. They could push that to around $70 million with some straightforward restructures on existing deals. Teams like Denver now look prime to target key needs and lock in extensions for their own players as the market heats up.