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T.O.'s Cap Hit - Once and For All

I have seen that fans have some questions about the accurate salary cap figure regarding Terrell Owens. There have been some conflicting numbers and confusion.

Stephen Jones said the correct 2009 salary cap hit for Terrell Owens, if they were to release him, is $600,000 above the figure if they kept him. That would be just about $9.5 million.

But Stephen Jones did not say they intend to cut Owens. He just said the figure. That's all.


- Mac Engel



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Cowboys Talking to Agents for Ware and Canty This Weekend

Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said he plans to meet with the agents who represent Chris Canty and DeMarcus Ware this weekend while in Indianapolis.

Ware will likely receive some monster, team-record contract at some point this offseason. The chances of keeping Canty continue to fade.

As for Keith Davis, who manages to keep sticking around, he can be a free agent. He won't command much money, but the Cowboys aren't real sure about that.


- Mac Engel




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Late Blogging: Live from the Combine on Tape Delay

I have good reason why there has been nothing on this blog lately - myself and a pair of other reporters were on a "stakeout" in a hotel lobby on Friday night from 5:30 p.m. until midnight in hopes of finding Jerry Jones.

He never showed. Apparently, the Jones crew arrived shortly after midnight. That's usually how it works.

But Jerry, Stephen Jones et all have made it to Indianapolis. The famous Cowboys bus, however, has not. The custom made luxury bus that usually makes it to wherever the Jones' are going to be for an extended period apparently had some mechanical failures and had to go back to North Texas.

(insert broke down Cowboys joke here)

But sitting in the lobby last night did give me the chance to see one of the more unique sights: Looking at Cardinals owner and noted recluse Bill Bidwill walking about as fast as an amaradillo into the hotel, wearing his Cardinals NFC Champions cap. He was wearing slacks and a red sports jacket, so the hat was sort of an odd compliment. But considering the Cardinals never really had such a hat before, you can't really blame the guy.

- Mac Engel



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Stephen Jones said the correct 2009 salary cap hit for Terrell Owens, if they were to release him, is $600,000 above the figure if they kept him.

Stephen must have been rounding off for the simpletons in the media. The correct answer is $680,000.
 

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AdamJT13;2647536 said:
Stephen must have been rounding off for the simpletons in the media. The correct answer is $680,000.

Is it exactly $680,000, or did you round that number off for us simpletons?

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So if it will cost an extra $680,000 to release TO and his current cap hit is $9.5 million, then we are looking at an overall cap hit of $10,180,000 to release TO???


Wow, we would have to eat over $10 million to release or trade TO!!!
 

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Beast_from_East;2647680 said:
So if it will cost an extra $680,000 to release TO and his current cap hit is $9.5 million, then we are looking at an overall cap hit of $10,180,000 to release TO???


Wow, we would have to eat over $10 million to release or trade TO!!!
Uhmm, you're just a little bit off.

It would be 8.9 with him here and around 9.5 or so to release him.
 

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I've only seen 1 or 2 fans who are too thick headed not to grasp this.
 

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I would hate for us to have to eat that much money by cutting him. Does that cap hit go with him if he is traded?

Here's to hoping a 'Come to Jesus' meeting takes place with the entire team. I'm sure teams like N.E., Pitt, etc., have their problems, but they take care of them. They don't have egos on their team ... even Randy Moss.
 

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the DoNkEy PuNcH;2647702 said:
I would hate for us to have to eat that much money by cutting him. Does that cap hit go with him if he is traded?

Here's to hoping a 'Come to Jesus' meeting takes place with the entire team. I'm sure teams like N.E., Pitt, etc., have their problems, but they take care of them. They don't have egos on their team ... even Randy Moss.

A trade is as good as a cut when it comes to cap figures.
 

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jrumann59;2647737 said:
A trade is as good as a cut when it comes to cap figures.

I'm not a cap guru or even pretend to understand a whole lot about it. But, when a player under contract is traded, doesn't the contract and money become the responsibility of the accepting team?
 

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the DoNkEy PuNcH;2647759 said:
I'm not a cap guru or even pretend to understand a whole lot about it. But, when a player under contract is traded, doesn't the contract and money become the responsibility of the accepting team?

just the salary. we already paid the bonuses which affect our cap. it is the same thing as trading him.
 

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the DoNkEy PuNcH;2647702 said:
I would hate for us to have to eat that much money by cutting him. Does that cap hit go with him if he is traded?

Here's to hoping a 'Come to Jesus' meeting takes place with the entire team. I'm sure teams like N.E., Pitt, etc., have their problems, but they take care of them. They don't have egos on their team ... even Randy Moss.

All of those teams have egos.

The Steelers have had ego issues in fact just this past football season. (Willie Parker openly complained about carries and running the ball more to the media as one example)

The Pats do a better job managing it than most by far. They didn't grab Moss and remove his ego they just make it tough for guys to step out of bounds and when they do they act harshly enough to insure it stops.
 

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I'd hate to see Keith Davis get away. I don't want to see him starting, but he's the kind of dirty work guy I like seeing on the roster year to year.
 

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WoodysGirl;2647685 said:
Uhmm, you're just a little bit off.

It would be 8.9 with him here and around 9.5 or so to release him.

Oh, the 680,000 is added to the $8.9 and not the $9.5, I got it.

Still, $9.5 mill is alot to eat.
 

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Beast_from_East;2648366 said:
Oh, the 680,000 is added to the $8.9 and not the $9.5, I got it.

Still, $9.5 mill is alot to eat.


It's a laughable amount to eat and not gonna happen even though some here will still tell you that "the decision is still being made". Their "hope" colors their common sense.

Owens is staying and rightly so...
 
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