Salary cap expected to be about $130 million (merge)

[Everyone]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 4m

NFL's salary cap now projected to rise to about $130 million, up 5 percent from $123 million last year, per league sources. More $ for all.

 

Does anyone know when the cap is supposed to get a significant increase because of network deals or something?

[Dark Superman]

Roger Goodell - C - Free Agent

Sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter that the NFL is projected to raise its 2014 salary cap to $130 million.

Many observers thought the cap would be around $126 million. Instead, it's a massive five percent increase off last year's $123 million and gives teams a little more breathing room. According to Overthecap.com, the five teams with the least amount of cap space right now are the Cowboys, Steelers, Seahawks, Chargers and Rams. The Raiders, Jaguars, Browns, Colts and Dolphins have the most space.

Good to know. Gives us a little more flexibility, a long with everyone else.

[Dark Superman]

Should be a interesting free agency..

[Kyle]

Should be a interesting free agency..

indeed

[Balzer40]

Glad to hear that. Always nice to have more cap flexibility.

[chelsea_fc]

So if the Colts decide to cut Satele, that would make us about 42 million under the cap...good to know.

[BrentMc11]

I feel we go in with our original plan as if there were no change.  Use that extra to ensure we have good LUCK...for 13 or 14 more years.  

 

Can ya tell I like to save money?  

[SteelCityColt]

I'd have thought that this would help the cap strapped teams more than ourselves but it's a move than needed to happen. 

[Dark Superman]

It benefits everyone, particularly the free agents who are going to get paid.

Man free agency can't come soon enough..

[bavanlan]

Yeah, that's bad news for us.  It opens up competitors to bid on people we may want that they otherwise wouldn't have been able to bid on.

[PrincetonTiger]

Let the Spending Begin

[SteelCityColt]

So that's another $128 million going spare then this round of FA? Taking bets now on the most over paid player

[buccolts]

Looks like the Cowboys just got closer to solving their cap debacle.

[Danfish98]

Roger Goodell - C - Free Agent

Sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter that the NFL is projected to raise its 2014 salary cap to $130 million.

Many observers thought the cap would be around $126 million. Instead, it's a massive five percent increase off last year's $123 million and gives teams a little more breathing room. According to Overthecap.com, the five teams with the least amount of cap space right now are the Cowboys, Steelers, Seahawks, Chargers and Rams. The Raiders, Jaguars, Browns, Colts and Dolphins have the most space.

Good to know. Gives us a little more flexibility, a long with everyone else.

Shows that spending doesn't necessarily mean winning with the Cowboys, Steelers, and Rams all missing the playoffs and the Chargers almost missing.  Also pretty awesome that the Colts are the only team out of the bottom 5 to make the playoffs.  Going to be very interesting to see what the Seahawks do in the next few years once their mid round draft pick starts cash in.

[BOTT]

The need a cap on paying commissioners

[Superman]

Shows that spending doesn't necessarily mean winning with the Cowboys, Steelers, and Rams all missing the playoffs and the Chargers almost missing.  Also pretty awesome that the Colts are the only team out of the bottom 5 to make the playoffs.  Going to be very interesting to see what the Seahawks do in the next few years once their mid round draft pick starts cash in.

 

They've got tough decisions to make right now. They're right up against the 2014 cap, they have a number of FAs that played significant roles in their Super Bowl run, and they need to maintain some flexibility in future years so they can re-sign Russell Wilson, Earl Thomas, and their other young playmakers. 

[dgambill]

They've got tough decisions to make right now. They're right up against the 2014 cap, they have a number of FAs that played significant roles in their Super Bowl run, and they need to maintain some flexibility in future years so they can re-sign Russell Wilson, Earl Thomas, and their other young playmakers. 

They will cut a couple of players like Miller and Rice who would save them roughly 5 and 7 million a piece and I predict they cut Clemmons too that would save another 7.5 million if they can bring back Bennett. I also believe they will trade back out of the first rd to limit the salary of incoming rookies and rely on those great scouts in later rds. The cap relief will really help them to hold onto some of their guys like Bennett and Tate. As you can see those 3 moves alone save them almost 20 million...and all of those guys are rotational/cogs. They are just so deep on defense that their rotations wont be a strong but I would still put them the favorites going into 2014. There is a couple guys though like Chancelor, Wilson, and Sherman that will end up breaking up this team when they are due. They will end up making some tough decisions like the Pats had to do when they had lot let go of Meloy, Law, Mcginnist etc. The great thing is Wilson has shown he doesn't need elite receivers and should only be more deadly and having a full season of Harvin will help that offense be more explosive like we saw in the SB. Seattle isn't going anywhere. Its funny with all the small late rd contracts for starters the fat contracts belong to guys that are solid players but not stars..and they will be shed to fit their elite players in. IMO...the core team of Wilson, Sherman, Chancelor, Smith, and Thomas will all stay and they will rebuild around them as they go.

[jshipp23]

Well that about pays for Alex Mack or TJ Ward..Good news for Colts..

[thedude]

Should be a interesting free agency..

Isn't that the same every year? Each off season is just as interesting as the next. It doesn't matter if you are a fan of a cellar dweller or the Super Bowl winner.

[thedude]

The fan of the poor team hopes that the free agency period will allow their team to rise and the fan of the Super Bowl team hopes that they can avoid losses and improve enough to remain on top. I always enjoy the off season stuff. Everyone can be hopeful to some degree.

[chad72]

Heck, this does allow teams that have their franchise QB on a rookie contract to compete better, IMO.

 

Brady, Rodgers, Big Ben, Flacco, and now Russell Wilson all won their first SB before their first mega contract. I don't think it is a co-incidence. That is why the 49ers and Colts have the best chance to make noise if they play the offseason right.

[OldManP]

Smart agents will figure out. It's not a boon to teams at all. It's merely more for players than for teams.

[Dark Superman]

Well that about pays for Alex Mack or TJ Ward..Good news for Colts..

Mack will want $10 million annually.

[Dustin]

Cutting Satele and Toler puts us at $45MM.

 

hnnnnngggg

[Dark Superman]

Cutting Satele and Toler puts us at $45MM.

 

hnnnnngggg

I don't see us cutting Toler.

But I would love to see a signing of Verner.

[Everyone]

I don't see us cutting Toler.

But I would love to see a signing of Verner.

Sign Verner and resign Davis?

[thedude]

Heck, this does allow teams that have their franchise QB on a rookie contract to compete better, IMO.

 

Brady, Rodgers, Big Ben, Flacco, and now Russell Wilson all won their first SB before their first mega contract. I don't think it is a co-incidence.

I don't think that is material at all.  They just happened to lead a better team than the one they were playing in the Super Bowl at that time.

[Narcosys]

Mack will want $10 million annually.

 

$10M for a Center!!  That would make him the highest paid center by nearly DOUBLE.

 

Even just by cap hit, that would make him 2nd highest.  Idk about that for him.

 

http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nfl/center/

[Dustin]

$10M for a Center!!  That would make him the highest paid center by nearly DOUBLE.

 

Even just by cap hit, that would make him 2nd highest.  Idk about that for him.

 

http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nfl/center/

 

Ryan Kalil signed a 5 year $55MM contract.

[Narcosys]

Ryan Kalil signed a 5 year $55MM contract.

 

Ya but whats the terms.  Guaranteed $11M each year?

[Dustin]

Ya but whats the terms.  Guaranteed $11M each year?

 

I was just talking yearly salary. Mack getting $10MM a year makes him the 2nd highest paid center in the league on an annualy basis, not double the next guy.

[Everyone]

Ya but whats the terms.  Guaranteed $11M each year?

Same link just switched to cap hit

http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nfl/cap-hit/center/limit-25/

[Narcosys]

I was just talking yearly salary. Mack getting $10MM a year makes him the 2nd highest paid center in the league on an annualy basis, not double the next guy.

 

I was going by base salary according to the statistics listed on the site.  I didnt know what you were meaning by how his structured contract would look like.

[Superman]

Ryan Kalil signed a 5 year $55MM contract.

Six years, $49m, but your point stands.

[Dustin]

Six years, $49m, but your point stands.

 

Hmmm. Not sure where I got my numbers from. Oh well.

[Narcosys]

Same link just switched to cap hit

http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nfl/cap-hit/center/limit-25/

I did that.  And Mack would rank second if his cap hit is $10M a year (mentioned previously). 

[Narcosys]

Six years, $49m, but your point stands.

 

Not really, cause then that is less than mack at only $8.1M a year.  My point was Mack wanting $10+M a year is ridiculous

[Superman]

Not really, cause then that is less than mack at only $8.1M a year. My point was Mack wanting $10+M a year is ridiculous

It's not twice as much as the next highest paid center. Not even close.

I agree that $10m/year for a center is too much. I wouldn't want to pay the $8m that Kalil is getting. But the word is that Mack will be the highest paid center in the league. I don't know about $10m, but $8m+ is likely.

[Dark Superman]

Sign Verner and resign Davis?

Yes. If we signed another good corner.

Then I would be comfortable with releasing Toler.

[Dark Superman]

Ryan Kalil signed a 5 year $55MM contract.

I can see Mack topping that.