On Maurkice Pouncey, Center Salaries, and How the Annual Value Can Be Misleading

[adsenseyu1] With Maurkice Pouncey locked up and surpassing Alex Mack as the highest paid center in the NFL I thought it would be a good time to dissect the contracts at the top of the position and see why looking at annual value can sometimes be very misleading. For the prior three years the Panthers’ […]

Can the Jaguars Sign Alex Mack Away from the Browns?

[adsenseyu1] Apparently the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to make an attempt to sign center Alex Mack away from the Cleveland Browns. Mack had been designated a Transition players by Cleveland, which gives the Browns the right to match any offer sheet that Mack signs from another NFL team. So for Jacksonville to be able to […]

Panthers Restructure Three Contracts to Gain Cap Space

[adsenseyu1] The Carolina Panthers began the process of attempting to navigate a poor salary cap situation by restructuring the contracts of RB Jonathan Stewart, C Ryan Kalil, and LB Thomas Davis. The Panthers are following a similar model with their players at this stage using the voidable contract year for the sake of short term […]

2013 All-Pro Teams Announced

[adsenseyu1] The 2013 All-Pro Team has been announced.  Per NFL.com,  full story here 1st Team 2013 Cap Hit 2014 Cap Hit QB Peyton Manning, Denver $17,500,000 $,17,500,000 RB LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia $4,931,250 $9,700,000 RB Jamaal Charles, Kansas City $4,333,333 $4,833,333 FB Mike Tolbert, Carolina $2,025,000 $3,325,000 TE Jimmy Graham, New Orleans $1,489,285 FA WR Calvin Johnson, Detroit […]

Franchise Tags, Lower Valued Positions and Alex Mack

[adsenseyu1] Had an interesting question today from a fan of the site regarding the odds that the Browns would use the Franchise Tag on Center Alex Mack. I thought it was an interesting topic to write about since it involves a number of considerations a team must make in regards to certain positions. When the […]