The NFL trading deadline is approaching and while in season trades of star players is still pretty rare it is being floated that two left tackles are available for the right price. The Browns are supposedly willing to deal 9 time Pro Bowler Joe Thomas for a 2nd round draft pick while the 49ers are […]
Last week 49ers tackle Joe Staley had a minor tweak to his contract- his $6 million option bonus was converted to a $6 million signing bonus. Sounds simple enough right? Except Staley’s cap charge increased by $1.2 million, as first reported by Joel Corry, as if he received both a signing and option bonus. How […]
In one of the odder moves I can recall the San Francisco 49ers have reportedly signed linebacker NaVorro Bowman to a four year. $44 million extension. Bowman is pretty much a lock to be an All Pro player each year and was already on a $9 million a year contract so the money isnt odd, […]
The following table displays the likelihood of each player with a salary cap number of $2 million or more remaining under contract for 2016, as calculated by Expected Contract Value 2.0. Pay cuts and retirements are considered releases for purposes of Expected Contract Value. Players subject to 5th year team options of rookie contracts are not […]
Current Estimated 2016 Cap Space: $53.5 million Expected 2016 Cap Space: $67.6 million Estimated Rookie Cap: $9.515 million
I read an article by Jimmy Kempski of the Philadelphia Voice the other day about Fletcher Cox and came across an interesting quote by former NFL executive Joe Banner regarding the franchise signings. Why so many tag deals done today. Teams realize how much cap is about to go up. Time is on players side, […]