BTB: Looming Cowboys Cap Issues

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By KD Drummond on Nov 27, 5:48p

Dallas is going to be faced with several salary cap questions during the coming offseason. Looking at things in this light is scary, because Dallas is going to have to shell out a lot of money just to return the team that is 13-14 over the last two seasons. Take a look at players Dallas will need to address to avoid them walking or being in the final year of their deals:

Anthony Spencer - contract expires after season

Tony Romo - contract voids after 2013

Sean Lee - contract expires after 2013

Jason Hatcher - contract expires after 2013

Then, you look at players that aren't living up to their contracts for whatever reason and you wonder if any releases are on the horizon. Players such as:

Miles Austin: Salary $6.7 in 2013, no cap hit for release (his contract's the reason we are fined $10m in cap space)

Doug Free: Salary $7m($8.3m cap hit to release)

Jay Ratliff: Salary $5m ($7.1m cap hit to release)

Orlando Scandrick: Salary $2m ($2m-$3m cap hit to release)

There's still five games to go in 2012, and these players, some with recently signed deals, will have their worthiness evaluated over the home stretch.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2012/...nthony-spencer