Reed83HOF Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalover4life Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 What Happens if they don't? Honest question 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frat-Train Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, buffalover4life said: What Happens if they don't? Honest question Death by leech-to-nipple. actually, they’re fined and could lose picks. Edited March 16, 2021 by Frat-Train 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, buffalover4life said: What Happens if they don't? Honest question First, I think this happens in the NFL cafeteria... But in all seriousness... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary_cap#National_Football_League "The NFL's cap is a hard cap that the teams have to stay under at all times, and the salary floor is also a hard floor. Penalties for violating or circumventing the cap regulations include fines of up to $5 million for each violation, cancellation of contracts and/or loss of draft picks." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: I wish we could convince the Bears to give us Tarik Cohen for a 7th round pick. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt328 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Which means there will likely be even more veterans released over the next 24 hours. I've noticed some panic on this board, as many of the top free agents get snatched up for big bucks. But you will also notice that cap space is also quickly dwindling away... By Thursday or Friday, I would expect the Bills to start getting involved and landing some bargains. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: Eagles could drop about 1/3 of that by dropping/trading Ertz. The dude counts $12M against the cap this year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) lol, Bears. $20M over, only 53 players on roster. Who do they even cut? And they suck. Edited March 16, 2021 by DrDawkinstein 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: I wish we could convince the Bears to give us Tarik Cohen for a 7th round pick. I'd do it for a 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Technical question, do teams have to stay under the cap after March 17? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Mango said: Eagles could drop about 1/3 of that by dropping/trading Ertz. The dude counts $12M against the cap this year. Beane offered them a 7 with Ertz restructuring Sunday. They’re gonna call at 3:45 tomorrow and ask if the offer stands to which Beane will say: yes, you can definitely give me Ertz and a 4th for my 7th. 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said: Technical question, do teams have to stay under the cap after March 17? Yes, they have to stay under the cap at the end of every day. Some teams will look like they are over on Spotrac/OTC but that is unofficial. They official numbers are kept my the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsherd Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: I thought the salary cap doesn't apply to teams like Saints and Rams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 27 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: lol, Bears. $20M over, only 53 players on roster. Who do they even cut? And they suck. I'll take the obvious 1 or 2 off their hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Beane go help out Philly and Chicago. Get Mack and Ertz for a bag of chips. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, Frat-Train said: Death by leech-to-nipple. actually, they’re fined and could lose picks. This was replaced in the last CBA with death by having to attend every BB press conference for one year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 All NFC teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 22 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said: Technical question, do teams have to stay under the cap after March 17? Yes but only the top 51 salaries count towards it as most teams after the draft have 90 players on roster. Was reading the other day how because we're drafting lower at #30 in each round and no 4th round pick, likely only the top three draft picks will be included in the top 51 players so the amount of money that needs to be allocated to draft picks is much lower for the Bills this year. Think I saw a number like about $1.6 mil 1 minute ago, Mat68 said: Beane go help out Philly and Chicago. Get Mack and Ertz for a bag of chips. From the sounds of another thread the Bills may be negotiating a new contract with Ertz, if Ertz agrees to it, then Philly will trade him to the Bills and he'll immediately sign a new contract with a lower salary. Got me thinking could it help Philly at all if he were to reduce his salary prior to being traded as then Philly would be taking a smaller hit. I'm guessing any salary reduction comes in the form of guaranteed $$ so probably not then? Maybe I answered my own question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: Yes but only the top 51 salaries count towards it as most teams after the draft have 90 players on roster. Was reading the other day how because we're drafting lower at #30 in each round and no 4th round pick, likely only the top three draft picks will be included in the top 51 players so the amount of money that needs to be allocated to draft picks is much lower for the Bills this year. Think I saw a number like about $1.6 mil From the sounds of another thread the Bills may be negotiating a new contract with Ertz, if Ertz agrees to it, then Philly will trade him to the Bills and he'll immediately sign a new contract with a lower salary. Got me thinking could it help Philly at all if he were to reduce his salary prior to being traded as then Philly would be taking a smaller hit. I'm guessing any salary reduction comes in the form of guaranteed $$ so probably not then? Maybe I answered my own question. If he came to an agreement with Philly he wouldnt be in this position. I dont think Buffalo would lower his "salary". But pay him more money and lower his cap hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Mat68 said: If he came to an agreement with Philly he wouldnt be in this position. I dont think Buffalo would lower his "salary". But pay him more money and lower his cap hit. Yeah that's kind of what I thought. Could be a combination of both. If both the Bills and Ertz know if instead Philly releases him likely other teams would offer him even lower amounts yet, he may take a smaller cut in overall pay, but still get more $$ in form of Signing bonus. To me it's the same as Addison, Butler, and Morse all took cuts, but got money sooner too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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