Per Clayton cap figures

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Per John Clayton: Once the collective bargaining agreement is signed and the league is up and operating, teams have to return to the days of getting under the cap. The 2011 cap is going to be at $120 million, and there figure to be several cap casualties, particularly because the 2009 cap was at $128 million.


Team Status
Arizona $37.3 million under
Atlanta $13.9 million under
Baltimore $5.33 million under
Buffalo $35.9 million under
Carolina $30.6 million under
Chicago $37. million under
Cincinnati $35.9 million under
Cleveland $33.3 million under
Dallas $18.9 million over
Denver $1 million under
Detroit $16.6 million under
Green Bay $62,600 under
Houston $7.6 million under
Indianapolis $2.7 million over
Jacksonville $31.4 million under
Kansas City $34.3 million under
Miami $13.6 million under
Minnesota $5.1 million over
New England $7.57 million under
New Orleans $11.7 million under
N.Y. Giants $11.3 million over
N.Y. Jets $1.2 million over
Oakland $10 million over
Philadelphia $13 million under
Pittsburgh $10 million over
San Diego $19.4 million under
San Francisco $18.9 million under
Seattle $39 million under
St. Louis $35.6 million under
Tampa Bay $59.2 million under
Tennessee $10.3 million under
Washington $10.6 million under
*Does not include restricted free-agent tenders.

 

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Looks to me like DeWill stays and McGahee or Snelling to Denver with Orton cut or traded to Miami. The Giants will struggle to keep Bradshaw, and he goes to Miami. James Jones is gonna be a Seahawk. Cinci could afford anything it wants but owner could care less. Sunrise in Chicago, KC, Stl., Tampa, and Cleveland.

 

[Zach]

Dallas $18.9 million over
Indianapolis $2.7 million over
Minnesota $5.1 million over
N.Y. Giants $11.3 million over
N.Y. Jets $1.2 million over
Oakland $10 million over
Pittsburgh $10 million over

Actually would like to see these numbers with the restricted free agent tenders and franchise tags (if not included)

If the franchise tag is not included Manning alone is 23 million more for Indy (though it will probably be for a few million less in the end)

 

[Zach]

ok - after looking around his numbers did include franchise tags

 

[The Ram]

Looks to me like DeWill stays and McGahee or Snelling to Denver with Orton cut or traded to Miami. The Giants will struggle to keep Bradshaw, and he goes to Miami. James Jones is gonna be a Seahawk. Cinci could afford anything it wants but owner could care less. Sunrise in Chicago, KC, Stl., Tampa, and Cleveland.

Snelling would be a beast in Denver. DWill is the hot topic but Snelling sure does fit what Fox has been used to in the past.

 

[Coachnorm]

Nice find, RC, the whole list. Up until now I have only seen references to some of the teams being way under.

 

[DearbornDolfan]

It occurs to me that Indi might not be able to field a full squad and keep Manning. It also occurs to me that the perpetually bad teams are also the ones that are 30 million under the cap, which is a feat considering that the cap was rolled back. We can guess which teams are going on spending sprees.

That is, if these figures are entirely accurate, which is possibly not the case sense Clayton put these out within hours of the CBA being ratified by the owners.

 

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Baltimore
Willis McGahee (6mil)
Free Agents - Dawan Landry, Fabian Washington, Haloti Ngata, Jared Gaither

Denver
Kyle Orton? (9 mil)
Correll Buckhalter (2.5 mil)
Andre Goodman (4.8 mil)
Free agents - Champ Bailey

Green Bay
Matt wilhem (3 mil)
Donald Driver??? (4.1 mil)
Chad Clifton?? (5.75 mil)
Free agents - Cullen Jenkins, Bigby, Tramon Williams, Mason Crosby, Daryn Colledge

Colts
Kelvin Hayden (8.6 mil)

Free Agents - Peyton Manning, Adam Vinatieri, Joseph Addai

Minnesota
Madieu Williams (5.4 mil)
Kleinsasser (3 mil)
Free Agents - Longwell, Sidney Rice, Ray Edwards, Pat Williams

Dallas
Igor Olshansky (4.5 mil)
Marion Barber (4.25 mil)
Leonard Davis (6 mil)
Free agents - Doug Free, Marcus Spears, Alex Baron

Giants
Chris Canty (5.25 mil)
Brandon Jacobs (4.65 mil)
Deon Grant (6 mil)
Sage Rosenfels (3 mil)
Rocky Bernard (3 mil)
Free agents - Sinorice Moss, Kiwanuka, Kevin Boss, Ahmad Bradshaw,

Jets
Bryan Thomas (3.2 mil)
They'll need to restructure sanchez's contract since he's making 13mil.
Free agents - Braylon Edwards, Santonio Holmes, Shaun Ellis, Cromartie, Brodney Pool

Raiders
Walter McFadden (10 mil)
Tommy Kelly (5.5 mil)
Shane Lechler (4 mil)
Free agents - Richard Seymour, Asoumaasdfasfgua, Thomas Howard, Michael Bush

Steelers
Flozell Adams (5 mil)
Free agents - Brant McFadden, Ike Taylor, Willie Colon

 

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1. New Orleans Saints RB Reggie Bush: The Saints want to keep him. Bush says he wants to stay. The numbers just don't work. Bush is scheduled to make $11.8 million this year and has a bloated $16 million cap number. The Saints have $11.7 million of cap room. Something has to give. They also have 26 unrestricted free agents. Cutting or trading him would free up $12.5 million. Sure, Bush could restructure, but would he do that knowing that teams such as Philadelphia, St. Louis and Tampa Bay might be willing to give him a nice long-term deal? Probably not.


2. Minnesota Vikings WR Bernard Berrian: The Vikings grabbed him from the Chicago Bears at a $7 million-a-year price, but younger receivers such as Percy Harvin and Sidney Rice moved ahead of Berrian. He has a $6.258 million cap number. Cutting him saves the team $3.7 million, and the Vikings are more than $5 million over the cap. His chances of staying may be helped if Rice leaves, but Berrian still might have to restructure to stay.

3. San Francisco 49ers CB Nate Clements: This one is interesting. He's the league's first $10 million-a-year cornerback. He has struggled in the past couple of years, and now he has a $17.36 million cap number. There are some people in San Francisco who believe the 49ers might consider signing Nnamdi Asomugha. Releasing Clements frees up $14 million. If he stays, he'll have to take a pay cut.

4. Green Bay Packers LB Nick Barnett: Barnett has been hoping for a trade and he should get one. He has a $6.9 million cap number, and releasing or trading him would save the Packers a much-needed $4.2 million. The Packers also would free up $4.581 million if they release tackle Mark Tauscher.

5. Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young: Young isn't a cap casualty. He's a casualty of his spats with former Titans coach Jeff Fisher. The organization convinced owner Bud Adams to let the quarterback go. Freeing Young would clear up close to $12.8 million of cap room.

6. Baltimore Ravens RB Willis McGahee: The trade for McGahee didn't work out. What worked out was drafting Ray Rice and finding out he was a stud. McGahee has an $8.5 million cap number. Releasing or trading him frees up only $2.5 million, but the Ravens need all the cap dollars they can get to stay in the Super Bowl race.

7. Arizona Cardinals LB Joey Porter: The one-year experiment with Porter wasn't a success. The whole defense had a bad year. The Cardinals don't need cap room, but this looks like a relationship ready to split. He would save the team $4.66 million if he's cut.

8. Washington Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth: It's hard to believe the Redskins can save cap room by releasing or trading him after he signed a $100 million contract a couple of seasons ago. But they can save $3.4 million. Owner Daniel Snyder gave him a $21 million bonus last year to free up cap room for this season.

9. Cincinnati Bengals DE Antwan Odom: The last thing Bengals owner Mike Brown needs is more cap room. If Carson Palmer and Chad Ochocinco aren't on the roster, the payroll goes to $60 million, and Brown will be forced to spend $46.8 million just to reach the league's new cash floor. Odom showed flashes of being a great pass-rusher, but he struggled with injuries. He has a $6.3 million cap number and would save the team $2.9 million of cap room.

10. New York Giants G Shawn Andrews: The Giants gambled that Andrews could be a fix for the O-line, but unless he gives back a lot of money, he won't be a Giant. His cap number is $7.5 million and the Giants are more than $11 million over the cap. Releasing him frees up $7.333 million.