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[GregR]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/04/team-by-team-cap-space-as-of-september-3/

Team-by-team cap space as of September 3

Posted by Mike Florio on September 4, 2012, 12:03 AM EDT

[Editor's note: The current team-by-team cap report as of September 3 appears below. It remains based on the top 51 cap numbers for all players under contract. The calculation converts to entire 53-man roster plus all players on injured reserve and other reserve lists at the launch of the regular season.]

Jaguars: $28.7 million.

Chiefs: $26.6 million.

Eagles: $20.2 million.

Titans: $17.0 million.

Bengals: $15.2 million.

Buccaneers: $14.9 million.

Browns: $13.3 million.

Seahawks: $13.2 million.

Packers: $11.6 million.

Broncos: $11.1 million.

Colts: $10.1 million.

Patriots: $10.0 million.

Cardinals: $10.0 million.

Panthers: $9.2 million.

Vikings: $8.9 million.

Saints: $8.2 million.

Jets: $8.1 million.

Bills: $7.9 million.

Redskins: $7.5 million.

Bears: $6.3 million.

Raiders: $6.0 million.

Cowboys: $5.3 million.

Ravens: $5.3 million.

Steelers: $4.5 million.

Chargers: $4.1 million.

Dolphins: $4.0 million.

Rams: $4.0 million.

Giants: $3.6 million.

49ers: $3.5 million.

Falcons: $3.4 million.

Lions: $2.3 million.

Texans: $2.3 million.

 

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does this take into consideration dead cap space?

 

[GregR]

does this take into consideration dead cap space?

While can't say for sure, I think it's a safe bet they are just from looking at the numbers. Some of the teams at the bottom, like the Texans, have more dead cap space than the amount remaining. So it would have to already be built in.

 

[GregR]

The NFL and NFLPA really need to kiss and make up. Two sets of cap numbers???http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/league-union-have-different-cap-numbers/

League, union have different cap numbersPosted by Mike Florio on September 5, 2012, 9:48 AM EDTAt a time when the NFL and the NFLPA rarely agree on anything, it should be no surprise that their respective versions of the cap numbers are different, too.We posted on Monday the team-by-team numbers via a source with knowledge of the NFLPA version of the calculations. The league has its own numbers, with multiple discrepancies.The biggest gap comes in Kansas City. The NFLPA numbers show that the Chiefs have $26.6 million in space. The league has the Chiefs at nearly $16.4 million.At the other end of the spectrum, the union shows that the Bills have $7.9 million in space. The league has the Bills at more than $15.6 million.The full list of the league’s cap numbers as of Tuesday appear after the jump.Jaguars: $25.2 million.Eagles: $22.4 million.Browns: $17.8 million.Titans: $17.5 million.Seahawks: $16.6 million.Buccaneers: $16.5 million.Chiefs: $16.3 million.Bills: $15.6 million.Bengals: $15.3 million.Broncos: $14.3 million.Patriots: $12.9 million.Packers: $11.6 million.Cardinals: $11.1 million.Vikings: $11.0 million.Colts: $10.6 million.Redskins $9.3 million.Panthers: $9.2 million.Saints: $8.9 million.Cowboys: $8.2 million.Jets: $8.0 million.Dolphins: $7.2 million.Giants: $7.2 million.Raiders: $5.9 million.Bears: $5.9 million.Ravens: $5.6 million.Rams: $4.9 million.Steelers: $4.7 million.Chargers: $4.4 million.Falcons: $3.9 million.49ers: $3.5 million.Texans: $2.7 million.Lions: $2.3 million.

 

[Liquid Courage]

I thought with the new contact that teams had to be with in a certain % of the cap?

 

[GregR]

I thought with the new contact that teams had to be with in a certain % of the cap?

There were a number of different "minimums" in the new CBA that vary by year. I believe...2011 and 2012: The cash spend league wide has to be 99% of the salary cap. This is actual cash spent, not cap figure. So a $20m signing bonus counts as $20m since that is what was paid in cash this year. And it's league wide... a team could spend much lower, so long as other teams made up for it.

2013 and beyond: Cash spend league wide has to be 95% of salary cap. Also, each individual team's salary cap has to be 95% of the salary cap.

 

[dhockster]

The NFL and NFLPA really need to kiss and make up. Two sets of cap numbers???http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/league-union-have-different-cap-numbers/

League, union have different cap numbersPosted by Mike Florio on September 5, 2012, 9:48 AM EDTAt a time when the NFL and the NFLPA rarely agree on anything, it should be no surprise that their respective versions of the cap numbers are different, too.We posted on Monday the team-by-team numbers via a source with knowledge of the NFLPA version of the calculations. The league has its own numbers, with multiple discrepancies.The biggest gap comes in Kansas City. The NFLPA numbers show that the Chiefs have $26.6 million in space. The league has the Chiefs at nearly $16.4 million.At the other end of the spectrum, the union shows that the Bills have $7.9 million in space. The league has the Bills at more than $15.6 million.The full list of the league’s cap numbers as of Tuesday appear after the jump.Jaguars: $25.2 million.Eagles: $22.4 million.Browns: $17.8 million.Titans: $17.5 million.Seahawks: $16.6 million.Buccaneers: $16.5 million.Chiefs: $16.3 million.Bills: $15.6 million.Bengals: $15.3 million.Broncos: $14.3 million.Patriots: $12.9 million.Packers: $11.6 million.Cardinals: $11.1 million.Vikings: $11.0 million.Colts: $10.6 million.Redskins $9.3 million.Panthers: $9.2 million.Saints: $8.9 million.Cowboys: $8.2 million.Jets: $8.0 million.Dolphins: $7.2 million.Giants: $7.2 million.Raiders: $5.9 million.Bears: $5.9 million.Ravens: $5.6 million.Rams: $4.9 million.Steelers: $4.7 million.Chargers: $4.4 million.Falcons: $3.9 million.49ers: $3.5 million.Texans: $2.7 million.Lions: $2.3 million.

Wouldn't you think that when they agreed to the new CBA, that the definition of the salary cap and how it is calculated would be clearly spelled out in the CBA? If they both signed off on the same agreement, there should not be any ambiguity in how the salary cap is calculated. Unless the calculation section of the agreement is written in accounting jargon and some of the lawyers don't understand it (I am looking at you, Demaurice Smith).

 

[GregR]

...Wouldn't you think that when they agreed to the new CBA, that the definition of the salary cap and how it is calculated would be clearly spelled out in the CBA? If they both signed off on the same agreement, there should not be any ambiguity in how the salary cap is calculated. Unless the calculation section of the agreement is written in accounting jargon and some of the lawyers don't understand it (I am looking at you, Demaurice Smith).

The rules can get pretty complex at times. The basics, how to prorate a signing bonus, most of us FF regulars probably know.But there are all sorts of little details... like if a contract term is player voidable it can change which year that amount will hit the cap. Or some bonuses based on team achievements are handled one way, others are handled another, and in some cases the biggest 3 such issued on a team are handled one way while any additional another.What I'm saying is, if you and I sat down with all the NFL contracts and each worked out the cap figures on our own, I imagine we'd probably come up with different figures too. Still, you'd think they could just have someone from the NFLPA and the NFL work the numbers together and be in agreement on them.