The COVID Cap Cuts Thread

**WNCRavensFan** · 02-12-2021, 11:31 PM

The Pouncey brothers, Mike and Maurkice, both officially retire.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...hargers-retire

Vance McDonald also retires from the Steelers.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...52m-salary-cap

Steelers cap savings: $8 mil (Pouncey) + $5.2 mil (McDonald)
Steelers cap: $18.72 over

Chargers cap savings: nothing (Mike was a UFA)
Chargers cap: $24.17 under

**sflegend89** · 02-13-2021, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by WNCRavensFan

The Pouncey brothers, Mike and Maurkice, both officially retire.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...hargers-retire

Vance McDonald also retires from the Steelers.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...52m-salary-cap

Steelers cap savings: $8 mil (Pouncey) + $5.2 mil (McDonald)
Steelers cap: $18.72 over

Chargers cap savings: nothing (Mike was a UFA)
Chargers cap: $24.17 under

Looks like the Chargers have some money free for *ahem* Orlando Brown Jr.

**Kyle Cactus** · 02-13-2021, 11:43 AM

I love this thread.

Thanks for taking the time to do this WNC. Hopefully some players shake loose that fit the "right player, right price" mantra.

**BcRaven** · 02-13-2021, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by WNCRavensFan

New Orleans releases G Nick Easton. There you go sflegend

https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-rele...arly-6m-in-cap

Cap savings: $5.875 mil

Saints cap: still $69 mil over

Isn't Nick Easton injured about as much as Michael CampanIRo? ... Bc

**WNCRavensFan** · 02-13-2021, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by BcRaven

Isn't Nick Easton injured about as much as Michael CampanIRo? ... Bc

Not as bad as CampanIRo, but he's missed a lot of time.

Originally signed as a Raven btw. UDFA

**LittleG** · 02-13-2021, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by BcRaven

Isn't Nick Easton injured about as much as Michael CampanIRo? ... Bc

Availability is the best ability. Easton shouldn’t take up a roster spot IF we are serious about winning.

**GirlsKickButt** · 02-15-2021, 05:16 PM

Looks like Jamison Crowder might be a cap casualty:

https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/footb...dlines/9963051

**GOTA** · 02-16-2021, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by GirlsKickButt

Looks like Jamison Crowder might be a cap casualty:

https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/footb...dlines/9963051

the Jets have almost $70 million in cap space. No player they cut is a cap casualty. They just don't want to pay him what they agreed to anymore. They don't have to find space being $70 million under the cap

**BillickFan** · 02-16-2021, 01:44 PM

Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short is 32 years old, injuries have limited him to five games over the last two years, and he was slated to have a salary cap hit of more than $20 million this season. So no one was expecting him back in Carolina in 2021.
Now it’s official that the Panthers are cutting Short, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

**WNCRavensFan** · 02-16-2021, 03:43 PM

Yup, Short is gone

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/p...-in-cap-space/

Cap savings: $8.603 mil
Panthers cap: $20.1 under

**WNCRavensFan** · 02-16-2021, 03:45 PM

Over The Cap has changed their cap projection to $184,770,682.

The new Panthers number reflects this.

**WNCRavensFan** · 02-19-2021, 02:03 AM

This won't be listed in the OP, but regarding the Carson Wentz trade:

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/c...of-colts-deal/

Philly will take, by far, the largest dead cap hit in NFL history for the deal; a total of $33.8 million. They gain a net of $852,928 in cap space however. This still leaves them way over the cap with $252.26 mil in cap liability to 67 players under contract. There will be more cuts and/or trades in Philly.

Indianapolis takes on $25.4 million for next season and similar number for the three seasons following that. All told, it's not a bad deal for them, especially considering how little draft capital they gave up. They now sit at $153.59 mil in cap liability to 65 players under contract, including their starting QB.