Redskins 2012 Salary Cap Status

That is f-ed up... 36 million dollars of salary cap space for front-loaded deals during uncapped year.

The nfl is just making rules up as they go along.

a) How is this remotely fair? Shouldn't the NFL (a collection of owners) have set the rules regarding this before the uncapped year started?

b) How is this remotely fair that this is announced the day before free agency starts, rather than weeks ago?

It doesn't sound like it's fair at all. And it sounds like the money we have to give back will be given to other teams for them to spent on their free agency. Sounds like a big hott pile of bullshit to me. Wonder if the redskins had any idea this was coming?

I dont really see how one thing has to do with the other...

They don't

I can't understand how the league would approve the contract restructures of Haynesworth and Hall, then turn around and say it's obvious you were trying to circumvent the rules...so we're going to punish you

I don't think I am being a blatant homer when I think this is serious BS. I can't even comprehend how the league could possibly do this. No actual rules were broken and isn't telling teams things like they league supposedly did ripe for a collusion charge?

that's a lot of money... I'd load up on sub 3mill/year guys and take as much off the books as possible. I'd still try to trade out carr for hall though.

They should've thought of this before they made the trade. No we're really ****ed.how so?

I can't understand how the league would approve the contract restructures of Haynesworth and Hall, then turn around and say it's obvious you were trying to circumvent the rules...so we're going to punish you

Amen Smooty. Talk to your people!!

I can assure the accuracy of this $35.25 number reconciled with the official NFL report from yesterday.

There will be no accounting for the $36 million penalty here because the Redskins can just pay whatever remains on their 2012 cap (if the penalty stands at all). That will be a big part of the 2013 cap analysis though if it stands.

**UPDATED (March 12, 2012)** Redskins 2012 Salary Cap Info

2012 Salary Cap Situation
1. Salary Cap Projection = $124 million $120.375 million $120.6 million <-- Small salary cap increase
2a. Number of players under contract for the Redskins = 47 56 54
2b. Redskins Cap Number, March 2 2012 = $86.3 million $93.1 million
2c. Difference between adjusted 2012 cap number and projected cap = $27.5 million
2d. Redskins 2011 Salary Cap Rollover = $13 million
3. Salary Cap space, February 2012 + cap rollover = $40.5 million

4. Potential player releases from $90 million cap number (plus 390k UDFA val):
DeAngelo Hall, $6.2 million-390k = $5.8 million net gain
O.J. Atogwe, $4.0 million-390k = $3.6 million net gain CONFIRMED
Jammal Brown, -$650k-390k = -$1.04 million [net loss]
John Beck, $1 million-390k = $0.6 million net gain
Mike Sellers, $925k-390k = $0.55 million net gain CONFIRMED
Reed Doughty, $1.15 million-390k = $0.76 million net gain
Santana Moss, $484k-390k = $0.1 million net gain
Chris Cooley, $2.07 million-390k = $1.68 million net gain

Total = $13.94 million retrievable

4b. Actual Cap Retrieved from Player Releases/Restructures: $4.15 million

5. Space for potential releases PLUS existing cap space = $55.84 million available (does not include June 1 release flexibility)

6a. Rule of 51 = 4 contracts at league min (390k) = $1.56 million <--the Redskins now have more than 51 players under contract
6b. Redskins Exclusive Rights Free Agents, less UDFA rookie minimum (375k per)
Graham Gano, 2012 Cap Number = $0.54 million-390k = $0.15 million

Total as of January 17 = $150k

6c. Redskins Restricted Free Agents, less UDFA rookie minimum (375k per)
Kory Lichtensteiger, 2012 Cap Number = $1.875 million-390k = $1.5 million (projected 2nd round tender) $1.2 million-390k = $0.81 million (original round (4th) tender) CONFIRMED
Byron Westbrook, 2012 Cap Number = $1.2 million-390k = $0.825 million (projected low tender) <-- Rich Tandler reports Redskins will not offer RFA tender to Westbrook

Total as of March 11 = $0.81 million

6d. Redskins Unrestricted Free Agents and PROJECTED CAP FIGURES, less UDFA rookie minimum (390k per):
London Fletcher, 2011 Cap Number = $5.67 million-390k = $5.28 million
Fred Davis, 2011 FRANCHISE TENDER = $5.446 million-390k = $5.056 million CONFIRMED
Will Montgomery, 2012 Cap Number = $3.5 million-390k =$3.11 million CONFIRMED
Adam Carriker, 2011 Cap Number = $3.25 million-390k = $2.86 million
Tim Hightower, 2011 Cap Number = $1.5 million-390k = $1.11 million
Darrion Scott, 2012 Cap Number = $650k-$390k =$260k

Rex Grossman
Rocky McIntosh
Kedric Golston
Donte Stallworth
David Anderson
Sean Locklear
Phillip Buchanon
Keyaron Fox
Byron Westbrook <-- added

PROJECTED Total as of January 17 = $20.085 million <--Removed Landry's projection
PROJECTED Total as of March 2 = $18.911 million March 11 = $18.636 million
ACCUMULATED Total as of March 2 = $9.489 million March 11 = $9.386 million

6f. Accumulated re-signings = $9.386 million

7. Signed unrestricted free agents from other teams:



Total as of January 17: N/A

8. Salary Cap space after projected re-signings, March 12, 2012 =$26.05 million
Actual salary cap space as of March 12, 2012 (minus allowances for tenders including TE franchise tag): $35.25 million

J.I. Halsell (http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.footballoutsiders.com/under-cap/2010/under-cap-redskins-utilizing-uncapped-year) in 2010 (www.*footballoutsider*s.*com/*under-*cap/*2010/*under-*cap-*redskins-*utilizing-*uncapped-*year):

As I’ve previously written, given the uncertainty of what 2011 holds, clubs who take advantage of the uncapped year by incurring high team salaries in 2010 run the risk of possibly being penalized in 2011 as part of a new salary cap and CBA. Clearly, this is a risk the Redskins are willing to take -- or perhaps they know something the rest of us don’t.

J.I. Halsell (http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.footballoutsiders.com/under-cap/2010/under-cap-redskins-utilizing-uncapped-year) in 2010 (www.*footballoutsider*s.*com/*under-*cap/*2010/*under-*cap-*redskins-*utilizing-*uncapped-*year):
Now this puts into perspective just how warned teams were... Interesting, maybe we're jumping the gun.