Does anyone have a summary of our cap situation next year?

[TruBlueCowboy]

I was hoping to find a sticky, but I'm not sure anyone has calculated it yet. (Adam, are you there? )

Does anyone know what kind of cap shape we are in next year? How much is the league cap expected to rise?

What does our team's cap look like without Greg Ellis, La'Roi Glover and Marco Rivera?

 

[Eddie]

I remember seeing a chart a month ago. It's not pretty. We're only about $5 mil under the cap. That's barely enough to cover our draft picks.

Don't expect any major FA hauls. Ellis, Glover, and Rivera will eat up cap space if released.

Rivera would cost us about $8 mill against the cap in dead money if released. So don't be too quick to pull the trigger on the guy. He was a mistake ... but we have to live with it for now.

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

I remember seeing a chart a month ago. It's not pretty. We're only about $5 mil under the cap. That's barely enough to cover our draft picks.

Don't expect any major FA hauls. Ellis, Glover, and Rivera will eat up cap space if released.

Rivera would cost us about $8 mill against the cap in dead money if released. So don't be too quick to pull the trigger on the guy. He was a mistake ... but we have to live with it for now.

I'm not advocating Rivera's release at all, I just think he's going to retire because the injuries are too much for him late in his career. I think we're going to eat that signing bonus so I'm assuming the worst. I hope that Glover and Ellis are far enough into their contracts that we will come out ahead. Hopefully, they have back-loaded contracts where the money we save by not paying their salary is actually more than any remaining salary cap bonus we eat. Since Glover is near the end of his contact, I bet that is the situation. Not sure about Ellis who is only a few years into his new contract, but I know we didn't sign him into a contract as high as Grant Wistrom and some of the other semi-big name defensive ends.

 

[burmafrd]

The cap is due to expand substantially this coming year. So we should be ok to pick up a couple of moderately priced FA's. (Hopefully on the O LINE!!!)
Rivera LOOKED like a decent deal- and if he had PLAYED like he did last year with GB it would have been. OOOOPPPPPPSSSSSS.

 

[jksmith269]

I remember seeing a chart a month ago. It's not pretty. We're only about $5 mil under the cap. That's barely enough to cover our draft picks.

Don't expect any major FA hauls. Ellis, Glover, and Rivera will eat up cap space if released.

Rivera would cost us about $8 mill against the cap in dead money if released. So don't be too quick to pull the trigger on the guy. He was a mistake ... but we have to live with it for now.

That didn't include any money we rolled to this year nor unearned bonuses. I think when it's all said and done we will be around 10 million under. Not great but not troubled either.

 

[Jarv]

That didn't include any money we rolled to this year nor unearned bonuses. I think when it's all said and done we will be around 10 million under. Not great but not troubled either.

Beat me too it JK...lol

 

[TNCowboy]

I remember seeing a chart a month ago. It's not pretty. We're only about $5 mil under the cap. That's barely enough to cover our draft picks.

Don't expect any major FA hauls. Ellis, Glover, and Rivera will eat up cap space if released.

Rivera would cost us about $8 mill against the cap in dead money if released. So don't be too quick to pull the trigger on the guy. He was a mistake ... but we have to live with it for now.

I believe they'll save substantial $ if they release Glover and Allen.

 

[jeppes1]

According to my latest guessement we may be currently around $20 Mil under the cap.

 

[DBoys]

You guys don't realize we have like 15 mil in dead money that drops this year. With the increase in cap we are in the 20-25 mil range.

 

[Cowboy from New York]

You guys don't realize we have like 15 mil in dead money that drops this year. With the increase in cap we are in the 20-25 mil range.

Ofcourse we should all just wait for Adam for the definitive answer to the cap question but I am curious, whose dead money contracts are ending for us this offseason that you are speaking of?

 

[jksmith269]

According to my latest guessement we may be currently around $20 Mil under the cap.

I know when the report came out around two weeks ago it said we would be around 5 million under that's the OFFICIAL line right now. But like Adam said when you roll the money from this year and unearned bonus money we should be around 10 million.

I have no Idea where you guys are coming up with 20-25 million under but that's just way off. Also remember any cuts, retirements, or players traded either before or after june 1 will count FULLY against the cap this year. There will be no taking a portion now and the rest "DEAD MONEY" the next year, due to the CBA.

 

[DBoys]

Ofcourse we should all just wait for Adam for the definitive answer to the cap question but I am curious, whose dead money contracts are ending for us this offseason that you are speaking of?

Chad Hutchinson
Marcellus Wiley

To name a few Adam is the one that reported awhile back we would have the same kind of money we had last year around 20 mil.

 

[Hiero]

anyone know the cap implications of cutting/trading rivera, glover and ellis?

 

[AbeBeta]

Here's a summary: We are in good cap shape and will be able to do pretty much whatever we want this off-season.

 

[neosapien23]

We will save 4.5 million by letting Glover go. About 2 million for Elllis. Rivera will put us in the hole 8 million dollars. We are stuck with him for at least 2 more years. We will also save about 2 million by trading or releasing Allen. Maybe he will restrucutre though.

 

[DBoys]

I know when the report came out around two weeks ago it said we would be around 5 million under that's the OFFICIAL line right now. But like Adam said when you roll the money from this year and unearned bonus money we should be around 10 million.

I have no Idea where you guys are coming up with 20-25 million under but that's just way off. Also remember any cuts, retirements, or players traded either before or after june 1 will count FULLY against the cap this year. There will be no taking a portion now and the rest "DEAD MONEY" the next year, due to the CBA.

As of late November Dallas is 6 million under but I am not sure about right now.

The NFL Salary Cap was $85,500,000 million for 2005
The NFL Salary Cap is $98,500,000 million for 2006

Difference of 13 million.

"But like Adam said when you roll the money from this year and unearned bonus money we should be around 10 million."

Gives us another 4 million.

Add it up and we are at 23 mil

 

[DBoys]

Here is the thread Adam talks about our cap situation;

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35847&highlight=Marcellus+Wiley

Here's our current cap situation. Note that the "dead money" includes some amounts from previous contracts of players currently on the roster or practice squad (players who were cut and re-signed).

Also, Price has $700,000 in NLTBE incentives based on the number of catches and yards he gets. I don't have the specifics, but it would have to be at least 46 catches and/or at least 576 yards, since he had 45 for 575 yards last year.


--------------------------------

Salary cap: $89,722,755
Cap room used: $84,838,257.42
Cap room left: $4,884,497.58

53-man roster
Larry Allen $6,563,063
Flozell Adams $5,905,280
La'Roi Glover $5,204,840
Terence Newman $3,606,407
Anthony Henry $3,604,840
Greg Ellis $3,155,280
Keyshawn Johnson $3,003,410
Roy Williams $2,689,959
Drew Bledsoe $2,671,286
Marco Rivera $2,630,280
Jason Ferguson $2,629,290
Al Singleton $2,279,840
Dat Nguyen $2,213,613
Terry Glenn $2,024,000
Peerless Price $1,800,000
Dan Campbell $1,762,280
DeMarcus Ware $1,680,000
Aaron Glenn $1,267,200
Marcus Spears $1,230,000
Anthony Thomas $1,002,640
Al Johnson $840,170
Andre Gurode $731,643
Kenyon Coleman $719,840
Scott Fujita $656,000
Julius Jones $636,505
Kevin Burnett $610,000
Tony Romo $555,280
Jason Witten $552,780
Eric Ogbogu $540,000
Stephen Peterman $472,780
Bradie James $467,840
Jose Cortez $455,000
Keith Davis $384,840
Scott Shanle $384,840
Torrin Tucker $384,840
Nathan Jones $323,673
Patrick Crayton $323,609
Brett Pierce $321,836
Jacques Reeves $321,007
Terrance Copper $310,280
Ryan Fowler $310,280
Mat McBriar $310,280
Ben Noll $310,280
Drew Henson $309,840
Willie Pile $305,000
Marion Barber $303,000
Chris Canty $292,000
Rob Petitti $248,000
Jay Ratliff $243,750
Lousaka Polite $235,280
Tyson Thompson $233,333
Jon Condo $232,500
Thomas Johnson $232,000


Practice Squad
Tony Bua $79,900
Tom Crowder $79,900
Tony Curtis $79,900
Jamaica Rector $79,900
Sean Ryan $79,900
Shaun Suisham $79,900
Matt Tarullo $79,900
Chris Van Hoy $79,900


Injured Reserve
Jacob Rogers $595,280
Derek Pagel $380,000
Kalen Thornton $311,946
Justin Beriault $153,000
Brett Visintainer $136,250


NFL Europe Injury (NFI List)
Willie Blade $1,210


Injury Settlements
Kurt Vollers $192,941
Billy Cundiff $154,353
Lance Frazier $53,824
Darian Barnes $38,588


Other Dead Money
Marcellus Wiley $3,375,000
Dexter Coakley $1,833,332
Darren Woodson $1,600,000
Chad Hutchinson $1,585,858
Leonardo Carson $503,081
Quincy Carter $295,500
Richie Anderson $266,668
Quincy Morgan $255,280
Donald Mitchell $225,000
Jeff Robinson $212,500
Donald Mitchell $200,000
Randal Williams $177,640
Gennaro DiNapoli $175,000
Eric Ogbogu $154,840
Bruce Thornton $119,656.18
Lynn Scott $105,280
Sean Ryan $81,500
Tango McCauley $80,000
Ralph Hunter $52,574
Kurt Vollers $43,318.24
Tyson Walter $42,429
Patrick Crayton $25,167
Izell Reese $25,000
Zuriel Smith $23,168
Zuriel Smith $14,840
Harvey Dahl $12,500
Sam Wilder $12,000
Lousaka Polite $11,667
Tom Crowder $10,000
Darrell Lee $8,334
James Newson $8,000
Terrance Copper $6,667
Darrick Sanders $6,667
Tony Curtis $6,666
Reshard Lee $6,640
Jamaica Rector $5,833
Erik Bickerstaff $5,280
Billy Cundiff $5,280
Keith O'Neil $5,280
Sean Ryan $5,280
Steve Cargile $5,000
Reggie Harrell $5,000
Ryan Wingrove $5,000
Tom Crowder $4,840
Lance Frazier $4,840
Lenny Williams $4,840
Ralph Hunter $4,840
Jermaine Brooks $4,730
Keylon Kincade $4,700
Darian Barnes $4,620
Tyson Walter $4,620
Ahmad Merritt $4,400
Mike Goolsby $4,166
Brandon Middleton $4,000
Clinton Greathouse $3,960
Clint Finley $3,520
Kevin Emanuel $3,334
Roger Cooper $3,333
Marlon Tickles $3,080
Dominique Price $3,000
Steve Cargile $2,640
Tron Lafavor $2,640
Landon Trusty $2,640
Claude Sanders $2,500
Matt Tarullo $2,500
Jonathan Evans $2,333
Marq Cerqua $1,760
Woody Dantzler $1,760
Kevin DeRonde $1,760
Keylon Kincade $1,760
Reggie Love $1,760
Duncan Reid $1,250

 

[devotedfan]

Norm is outlining two personnel moves we can make in this off-season that could see us as much as 35M under the cap next year. Says we are in exceptional shape for next season. When I hear the moves, I will post.

 

[DBoys]

I think we keep;
Larry Allen $6,563,063
Flozell Adams $5,905,280

Maybe they restructure their contracts maybe they don't.

We will probably get rid of trade etc;
La'Roi Glover $5,204,840
Greg Ellis $3,155,280
Al Singleton $2,279,840

 

[jksmith269]

Here is the thread Adam talks about our cap situation;

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35847&highlight=Marcellus+Wiley

Here's our current cap situation. Note that the "dead money" includes some amounts from previous contracts of players currently on the roster or practice squad (players who were cut and re-signed).

Also, Price has $700,000 in NLTBE incentives based on the number of catches and yards he gets. I don't have the specifics, but it would have to be at least 46 catches and/or at least 576 yards, since he had 45 for 575 yards last year.


--------------------------------

Salary cap: $89,722,755
Cap room used: $84,838,257.42
Cap room left: $4,884,497.58

53-man roster
Larry Allen $6,563,063
Flozell Adams $5,905,280
La'Roi Glover $5,204,840
Terence Newman $3,606,407
Anthony Henry $3,604,840
Greg Ellis $3,155,280
Keyshawn Johnson $3,003,410
Roy Williams $2,689,959
Drew Bledsoe $2,671,286
Marco Rivera $2,630,280
Jason Ferguson $2,629,290
Al Singleton $2,279,840
Dat Nguyen $2,213,613
Terry Glenn $2,024,000
Peerless Price $1,800,000
Dan Campbell $1,762,280
DeMarcus Ware $1,680,000
Aaron Glenn $1,267,200
Marcus Spears $1,230,000
Anthony Thomas $1,002,640
Al Johnson $840,170
Andre Gurode $731,643
Kenyon Coleman $719,840
Scott Fujita $656,000
Julius Jones $636,505
Kevin Burnett $610,000
Tony Romo $555,280
Jason Witten $552,780
Eric Ogbogu $540,000
Stephen Peterman $472,780
Bradie James $467,840
Jose Cortez $455,000
Keith Davis $384,840
Scott Shanle $384,840
Torrin Tucker $384,840
Nathan Jones $323,673
Patrick Crayton $323,609
Brett Pierce $321,836
Jacques Reeves $321,007
Terrance Copper $310,280
Ryan Fowler $310,280
Mat McBriar $310,280
Ben Noll $310,280
Drew Henson $309,840
Willie Pile $305,000
Marion Barber $303,000
Chris Canty $292,000
Rob Petitti $248,000
Jay Ratliff $243,750
Lousaka Polite $235,280
Tyson Thompson $233,333
Jon Condo $232,500
Thomas Johnson $232,000


Practice Squad
Tony Bua $79,900
Tom Crowder $79,900
Tony Curtis $79,900
Jamaica Rector $79,900
Sean Ryan $79,900
Shaun Suisham $79,900
Matt Tarullo $79,900
Chris Van Hoy $79,900


Injured Reserve
Jacob Rogers $595,280
Derek Pagel $380,000
Kalen Thornton $311,946
Justin Beriault $153,000
Brett Visintainer $136,250


NFL Europe Injury (NFI List)
Willie Blade $1,210


Injury Settlements
Kurt Vollers $192,941
Billy Cundiff $154,353
Lance Frazier $53,824
Darian Barnes $38,588


Other Dead Money
Marcellus Wiley $3,375,000
Dexter Coakley $1,833,332
Darren Woodson $1,600,000
Chad Hutchinson $1,585,858
Leonardo Carson $503,081
Quincy Carter $295,500
Richie Anderson $266,668
Quincy Morgan $255,280
Donald Mitchell $225,000
Jeff Robinson $212,500
Donald Mitchell $200,000
Randal Williams $177,640
Gennaro DiNapoli $175,000
Eric Ogbogu $154,840
Bruce Thornton $119,656.18
Lynn Scott $105,280
Sean Ryan $81,500
Tango McCauley $80,000
Ralph Hunter $52,574
Kurt Vollers $43,318.24
Tyson Walter $42,429
Patrick Crayton $25,167
Izell Reese $25,000
Zuriel Smith $23,168
Zuriel Smith $14,840
Harvey Dahl $12,500
Sam Wilder $12,000
Lousaka Polite $11,667
Tom Crowder $10,000
Darrell Lee $8,334
James Newson $8,000
Terrance Copper $6,667
Darrick Sanders $6,667
Tony Curtis $6,666
Reshard Lee $6,640
Jamaica Rector $5,833
Erik Bickerstaff $5,280
Billy Cundiff $5,280
Keith O'Neil $5,280
Sean Ryan $5,280
Steve Cargile $5,000
Reggie Harrell $5,000
Ryan Wingrove $5,000
Tom Crowder $4,840
Lance Frazier $4,840
Lenny Williams $4,840
Ralph Hunter $4,840
Jermaine Brooks $4,730
Keylon Kincade $4,700
Darian Barnes $4,620
Tyson Walter $4,620
Ahmad Merritt $4,400
Mike Goolsby $4,166
Brandon Middleton $4,000
Clinton Greathouse $3,960
Clint Finley $3,520
Kevin Emanuel $3,334
Roger Cooper $3,333
Marlon Tickles $3,080
Dominique Price $3,000
Steve Cargile $2,640
Tron Lafavor $2,640
Landon Trusty $2,640
Claude Sanders $2,500
Matt Tarullo $2,500
Jonathan Evans $2,333
Marq Cerqua $1,760
Woody Dantzler $1,760
Kevin DeRonde $1,760
Keylon Kincade $1,760
Reggie Love $1,760
Duncan Reid $1,250

There was one about two weeks ago that had next years projected cap number and some of the teams where listed they had us about 5 million under the cap. Adam then posted that with NLTBE bonuses and rolled over cap we should be around 10 million under he also mentioned a few players reworking their contracts.