May 24

Panthers sign Star Lotulelei and it could impact the Jets?

The Carolina Panthers signed DT Star Lotulelei today to a 4 year contract. The contract should be worth a fully guaranteed $9.604 million with a $5.365 million signing bonus, but that is not the important thing to discuss. According to Joel Corry Lotulelei’s contract contains the standard offset provisions most contracts contain. For those unfamiliar with offsets it essentially is a provision to not allow a player to double dip in the event he is cut. Basically it says that a player is worth X amount of dollars to play in the NFL regardless of where he is. Having no … Read the rest

May 24

Thoughts on Raiders’ Restructuring of Matt Flynn’s Contract

Matt Flynn reportedly restructured his contract for a 2nd time since being traded to the Raiders according to Ian Rapoport. Assuming he took a minimum salary of $715,000 the Raiders will create $1,267,500 in cap space and Flynn will carry a cap charge of $3.607,500. His 2014 number would then rise to $7,892,500.

The Raiders needed to do this move in order to sign CB/S Charles Woodson. My numbers are bit off on the Raiders and Im still missing details on Josh Cribbs, both of which I will try to correct in the near future, but according to the NFLPA … Read the rest

May 21

Thoughts on Joel Corry’s Great Take on the Oakland Raiders

I know we have a great deal of Raiders fans that come to the site and I wanted to post this link to Joel Corry’s piece on the Raiders cap history and overview of the mess that they have been in. It is a fascinating read detailing the start of the Raiders issues with the loss of Jon Gruden and eventual replacement of all the football folks that had been in charge and finishing up with the final roster purge of this season.

I’ve long maintained that the Raiders are a team that every single person who really wants … Read the rest

May 20

My take on what the Jets should do with Mark Sanchez (if he’s not the starting QB)

Since I started writing posts here on OverTheCap.com, I have rarely, if ever, written about my beloved New York Jets. Jason does an incredible job covering every move the team makes, so there is never anything to add. However, with the Jets set to entertain a quarterback controversy (…again), I want to take a minute and write about a scenario the Jets may be facing, the question of what to do with Mark Sanchez if he isn’t the starting quarterback next year.

As we all know, the Jets quarterback situation isn’t exactly stellar and so the team is set to … Read the rest

May 19

Podcast: Jets, Redskins, Lions and the Best and Worst Free Agents

I think my voice was a bit better this week though Im still getting killed by allergies. This week we touch on your questions about the Jets, Redskins, Lions and the best and worst free agent signings of the year. Our link for itunes is at the top of the page and if you have any issues listening just leave a note in the comments.

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May 18

The Options for Falcons QB Matt Ryan

With training camp just a short time away we will be turning our attention more towards potential extensions of pending free agents. One of the most prominent, and currently in the early stages of negotiating a deal, is QB Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons.

Ryan is almost the perfect prospect. He was highly regarded coming out of Boston College, selected 3rd overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He has been to the playoffs in 4 of his 5 seasons in  the NFL and the only year his team missed the playoffs was his second year when he was … Read the rest

May 18

Send your Questions for the Podcast

I plan on doing another Podcast tomorrow night so if you have any questions feel free to email me, tweet or DM me or post them here and Ill try to touch on them. So far I know Ill talk a little Redskins and probably touch on suspensions and some of the rookie deals that could see some hangups before signing.… Read the rest

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