News: CBS: Cowboys offensive lineman Doug Free's contract is void

[CCBoy]

Cowboys offensive lineman Doug Free's contract is void
by Sean d'Oliveira | CBSSports.com
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/page/DAL/dallas-cowboys


The 2015 and 2016 contract years of Cowboys offensive lineman Doug Free became void Sunday, according to CBSSports.com's Joel Corry.

As a result, Free will become an unrestricted free agent when the 2015 league year starts March 10. The Cowboys will have a $3.98 million salary cap charge from the bonus proration associated with Free's 2015 and 2016 contract.

 

[xwalker]

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[cej757]

I would just move on from Free and get a younger Right Tackle. Does anyone know if he got the surgery on his foot? Bryan Broaddus said that the injury was more serious than you think we he injured it. I think we can find a good tackle in rds1-3.

 

[pacy]

$3.98 million salary cap charge

 

[MichaelWinicki]

And the sun comes up in the east...


No surprise here.

 

[Fredd]

What was he due to get?

 

[FLCowboyFan]

$3.98 million salary cap charge

Did they say if we lost $3.98 million or picked it up on the cap?

 

[Hardline]

Free is one fifth of the best offensive line in the NFL. I am not thrilled about this. As if you can replace him with anyone. I want him back.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Did they say if we lost $3.98 million or picked it up on the cap?

Lost.

It's been figured for a long time that this was going to happen.

It's the result of the contract renegotiation Free did a couple years ago.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Free is one fifth of the best offensive line in the NFL. I am not thrilled about this. As if you can replace him with anyone. I want him back.

It was basically predetermined when Free renegotiated a couple years ago.

 

[Nirvana]

Future Commander.

 

[jazzcat22]

Was this already figured into the cap, or is the 2015 cap now reduced by this?

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Was this already figured into the cap, or is the 2015 cap now reduced by this?

The cap wouldn't be reduced. The amount of dead money within the cap is increased to reflect the charge, and thus the amount of available cap space is reduced.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

By doing this it is only costing $1,395,000.00 extra against the cap as his contract was already counting some against the 2015 cap.

 

[AbeBeta]

$3.98 million salary cap charge

For anyone following at all, this is no surprise

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I'm in favor of getting younger and more athletic at RT. Foot injuries for big men worry me.

 

[xwalker]

I would just move on from Free and get a younger Right Tackle. Does anyone know if he got the surgery on his foot? Bryan Broaddus said that the injury was more serious than you think we he injured it. I think we can find a good tackle in rds1-3.

Free had surgery on his foot/ankle in both Jan 2014 and Jan 2015.

 

[NEODOG]

I see Parnell as the starter from day 1..... Unless something extraordinary happens with the Skins.... Which is very palpable

 

[TrailBlazer]

I still expect a deal to get done. He's the leader on that oline. He will want to get a deal done. And as we have seen over the past several seasons, he's the best RT we have.

 

[xwalker]

The cap wouldn't be reduced. The amount of dead money within the cap is increased to reflect the charge, and thus the amount of available cap space is reduced.

He was already shown as counting 3.02M against the 2015 cap. Now he counts 3.98M against the 2015 cap. His 2016 cap charge decreased from 0.96M to Zero.