Sports NFL sets 2021 salary cap at $182.5 million, nearly a $16 million drop from 2020 March 10, 2021Mike Jones, USA TODAYComments Off on NFL sets 2021 salary cap at $182.5 million, nearly a $16 million drop from 2020 Teams can spend up to $182.5 million in 2021, a lower figure than 2020 after COVID-19 takes hefty bite out of league revenues.