News: BTB: The NFC East All-Cap Team: A Look At The Most Expensive Players Across Four Rosters

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As per 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, here's how much cap room each of the NFC East teams has:

Philadelphia Eagles: $22,466,188.00
Dallas Cowboys: $8,124,208.00
New York Giants: $3,308,682.00
Washington Commanders: $1,413,440.00

That doesn't mean of course that the Eagles are particularly frugal or that the Commanders have been handing out bloated contracts - far from it. But instead of taking a deep-dive into each team's cap situation, today let's look at the NFC East All-Cap team - the players with the highest 2013 salary cap numbers at their positions.

OFFENSE​

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Quarterback: Eli Manning, Giants ($20.9 million)

Running back: LeSean McCoy, Eagles ($4.9 million)

Fullback: Lawrence Vickers, Cowboys ($1.3 million)

Wide receivers: DeSean Jackson, Eagles ($9 million) and Pierre Garcon, Commanders ($8.1 million)

Tight end: Brent Celek, Eagles ($4.5 million)

Left tackle: Jason Peters, Eagles ($11 million)

Left guard: Evan Mathis, Eagles ($4 million)

Center: David Baas, Giants ($4.7 million)

Right guard: Chris Snee, Giants ($11 million)

Right tackle: Doug Free, Cowboys ($6.5 million)

DEFENSE​

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Edge Rushers: Anthony Spencer, Cowboys ($10.6 million) and DeMarcus Ware ($8.1 million)

Defensive Tackles: Barry Cofield, Commanders ($6.3 million) and Jay Ratliff ($4.1 million)

Inside linebackers: DeMeco Ryans, Eagles ($6.7 million), London Fletcher, Commanders ($6.2 million), and Perry Riley, Commanders ($1.5 million)

Cornerbacks: Brandon Carr, Cowboys ($5.4 million) and Corey Webster, Giants ($5.4 million)

Safeties: Antrel Rolle, Giants ($9.3 million) and Patrick Chung, Eagles ($3 million)

SPECIAL TEAMS​

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Kicker: Alex Henery, Eagles ($0.7 million)
Punter: Steve Weatherford, Giants ($2.5 million)

Keeping in mind though that the cap charge is just funny money used for accounting purposes, overall the Eagles have the most players on this All-Cap team with eight, followed by the Giants and Cowboys with six each. The Commanders bring up the rear with four players.

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