NFL salary cap expected to jump $10-15M in 2017

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  • December 11, 2016 at 10:24 am #60688
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    http://www.thescore.com/nfl/news/1180460-report-nfl-salary-cap-expected-to-jump-10m-in-2017

    Report: NFL salary cap expected to jump $10M in 2017
    by Mitch Sanderson 1h ago
    Rob Foldy / USA TODAY Sports

    The NFL is expecting to inform teams this week that the 2017 salary cap is projected to jump to between $163 million and $165 million, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

    The jump would be in the $10 million range as the current cap number is $155.27 million. Precise figures for the new cap will not be determined until the new league year begins in March.

    The league will announce the projected 2017 cap numbers at an NFL owners meeting this week in Dallas.

    $ 165 million lines up with previous estimates.

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    December 11, 2016 at 10:35 am #60690
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    NFL projected salary cap for 2017 expected to be $163-165 million
    8:16 AM CT

    Adam SchefterESPN Senior Writer

    http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18253609/nfl-projected-salary-cap-2017-expected-163-165-million

    The NFL plans to inform teams this week about the projected salary cap for the 2017 season, which is expected to be somewhere between $163 million and $165 million, league sources told ESPN.

    This season’s salary cap is $155.27 million, so the league is preparing for another $10 million jump in the cap, although the precise figures will not be known until shortly before the league year begins in March.

    NFL owners are scheduled to meet this week in Dallas. At that meeting, the league’s management council presents the first 2017 salary-cap projections to teams before they are finalized next year.

    The first figures presented typically come in lower than the actual cap, which helps keep teams’ expectations in line.

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    December 11, 2016 at 10:48 am #60692
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    NFL to tell teams cap will increase by $8 million to $10 million

    Mike Florio

    NFL to tell teams cap will increase by $8 million to $10 million

    On Wednesday, the league’s owners will meet in Dallas. And they’ll be told something that, if they’re reading this, they’ll already know.

    Specifically, owners will be told the salary cap will increase by $8 million to $10 million per year, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Currently, the cap sits at $155 million per team.

    In past years, the league has been accused of understating the expected growth of the cap. This dynamic often prompts teams to set their spending budgets based on lower numbers, which causes teams to spend less than they could.

    Yes, there’s a four-year, per-team, 89-percent spending minimum. But that means each team can pocket up to 11 percent of the available spending allotment, each and every year. At $155 million, that’s $17 million in pure profit that can be diverted from player spending.

    It becomes much easier to pocket profit if the teams are setting their budgets based on salary-cap projections that are lower than the spending limit actually will be.

    December 13, 2016 at 8:42 pm #60977
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    That is $4M higher than it was before.

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    December 13, 2016 at 10:34 pm #60987
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    Agamemnon wrote:

    That is $4M higher than it was before.

    A rise to 166-170 M would give the Rams, right now, 41-45+ M in 2017 free cap space. That would put them around 10th in the league.

    The teams that are screwed next year include Eagles, Chiefs, Jets, and Cowboys.

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    December 14, 2016 at 8:16 am #61001
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    Sportrac gives this.

    This is a list from OTC.

    Agamemnon

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