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Nice overview and commentary. Pending FA and even if we resign our top 5 impending FA (Welker, Vollmer, Talib, Woodhead and Edelman) WR is clearly the thinnest position on the roster. Followed by CB. The franchise tag #'s for the 3 we might consider tagging one of are Welker $11.4M. Vollmer $9.66M and Talib $10.66M.
The Patriots have 54 players signed including futures contracts (which are essentially invites to train and participate in off season activities) with an off season roster limit of 80. Cap wise the team is projected to have roughly $18M+ in available cap space prior to any cuts, restructures or extensions. A Brady extension would potentially free up at least several million more. Restructures for Mankins and/or a possible extension for Wilfork would potentially free up another $5M or so. Fells could be cut with a cap savings of almost a million, but that would likely go towards a tender or extension for Hooman who is a RFA. An original round tender for Hooman who was drafted in the 5th would be $1.33M. So we have the potential to create upwards of $30M in cap space.
Resetting roster and free agents - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
The Patriots have 54 players signed including futures contracts (which are essentially invites to train and participate in off season activities) with an off season roster limit of 80. Cap wise the team is projected to have roughly $18M+ in available cap space prior to any cuts, restructures or extensions. A Brady extension would potentially free up at least several million more. Restructures for Mankins and/or a possible extension for Wilfork would potentially free up another $5M or so. Fells could be cut with a cap savings of almost a million, but that would likely go towards a tender or extension for Hooman who is a RFA. An original round tender for Hooman who was drafted in the 5th would be $1.33M. So we have the potential to create upwards of $30M in cap space.
Resetting roster and free agents - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston