The NFL salary cap has been set for around 109 milion dollars with no limit in sight to the ceiling.  The limit of players on a team though has caused more parity then any salary cap inforced though.  Lets look at the Philadelphia Eagles situation as a good example.  The Washington Redskins would be the exact opposite of this scenario.

The Philadelphia Eagles manage their salary cap with a formula developed to continue to put the best team on the field out of the 53 players allowed(and 8 on the practice squad).  However, because of the limit on the number of players, the Eagles have to cut anywhere from five to ten quality players each year.  The Eagles build through the draft and have to develop the talent.  Sometimes, it takes 2 to 3 years to get a player to the level needed to be successful on the team.  The problem is that the Eagles dont have that kind of time to devote to one player due to the number of new players each year in the draft.

My proposal is to have 25 players on the practice squad with 12 of them protected from being scooped up by other teams.  This way, NFL teams can develop players the right way.  Imagine if the Eagles had all of their draft picks stick around for year or two to see if they develop.  How good could a team be then?  Salary cap thinks this idea would make the most sense to establish dominate teams again.  The NFL’s parity is good, but many young players never get their chance to shine.