How No Salary Cap Fueled the Cowboys' 90s Dynasty

How No Salary Cap Fueled the Cowboys' 90s Dynasty

In the early 1990s, the Dallas Cowboys weren’t just winning—they were steamrolling the NFL due to the lack of a salary cap. They had Hall of Fame talent at nearly every position, an aggressive front office, and a deep-pocketed owner in Jerry Jones who never blinked at writing a massive check. The secret weapon? There was no salary cap. Before the NFL, and Jerry Jones himself, slammed on the financial brakes in 1994, the Cowboys could outspend, o…