Year-by-Year Salary Cap

As we approach an uncapped 2010 season, we have been asked for a year-by-year listing of the salary cap since it was instituted in 1994. The year-by-year listing follows:

Year                  Maximum Team Salary
2009                              $123 million
2008                              $116 million
2007                              $109 million
2006                              $102 million
2005                              $85.5 million
2004                              $80.582 million
2003                              $75.007 million
2002                              $71.101 million
2001                              $67.405 million
2000                             $62.172 million
1999                              $57.288 million
1998                              $52.388 million
1997                              $41.454 million
1996                              $40.753 million
1995                              $37.1 million
1994                              $34.608 million