For the second straight year, the NFL’s salary cap came in higher than expected — news that the New Orleans Saints will surely enjoy.

The NFL is raising its 2025 salary cap higher than expected. Here’s how the Saints can get under the cap, with or without Derek Carr:

According to a Wednesday report by ESPN's Dan Graziano, the NFL has informed teams of the new salary cap number in the range of $277.5-281.5 million. For the New Orleans Saints, it's great news.

The NFL salary cap continues to skyrocket. While an official figure has yet to be established, the league provided clubs a projected salary cap range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million per club for the 2025 season, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday, per sources informed of the situation. SEE MORE >>

And still, the New Orleans Saints are a small country's GDP away from being under the salary cap. NFL teams got some good news Wednesday. They were informed the 2025 salary cap will be between $277.5 million to $281.

The NFL's salary cap will increase by between $22.1 million and $26.1 million in 2025, reaching a total in the range of $277.5 million and $281.5 million, a league source told UPI on Wednesday.

The cap for the 2025 season will be set at $277.5 million to $281.5 million per team, the league informed teams in a memo, up from $255.4 million for the ’24 season.

New Saints coach Kellen Moore has nearly finalized his offensive staff, zeroing in on Doug Nussmeier as offensive coordinator and hiring several assistants.

The New Orleans Saints are largely stuck with Derek Carr as their starting quarterback for one more season. No matter how you slice it, the dollars and cents do not make sense to move on from him before next NFL offseason.