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I keep on hearing that the reason that the Patriots did not spend so much this year in free agency was because of the $7.5 million dead money cap hit for Aaron Hernandez. The Patriots are dead last in cash spending this year and they have been close to the bottom all offseason. Other teams have spent more cash than the Patriots and also had players with large dead money hits on their cap.
Examples -
Cowboys and Demarcus Ware and Jay Ratliff
Browns - Trent Richardson
Steelers - Willie Colon and Lamarr Woodley. Steelers had to carry their 2014 salaries on its cap until 6/2.
Bears - Julius Peppers
Eagles - DeSean Jackson
Please note that the 5 above team are among the leaders in cash spending this year.
Source - http://overthecap.com/cash-spending
Before his release by the Patriots Aaron Hernandez was scheduled to count $4.2m against the 2014 cap. He now counts $7.5 million. That is an increase of $3.3 million. One could make the argument that this increase was more than offset by the decrease in Wilfork's and Kelly's 2014 cap numbers that occurred during the duo's restructures.
Why have teams with similar dead money hits have been able to spend more cash than the Patriots this offseason?
Why did an increase of $3.3 million in a player's cap number crippled the Patriots?
Do we expect that a similar increase ( Vollmer's 2015 cap number from $4.5m to $7.75 million) to cripple the Patriots in free agency next offseason?
Examples -
Cowboys and Demarcus Ware and Jay Ratliff
Browns - Trent Richardson
Steelers - Willie Colon and Lamarr Woodley. Steelers had to carry their 2014 salaries on its cap until 6/2.
Bears - Julius Peppers
Eagles - DeSean Jackson
Please note that the 5 above team are among the leaders in cash spending this year.
Source - http://overthecap.com/cash-spending
Before his release by the Patriots Aaron Hernandez was scheduled to count $4.2m against the 2014 cap. He now counts $7.5 million. That is an increase of $3.3 million. One could make the argument that this increase was more than offset by the decrease in Wilfork's and Kelly's 2014 cap numbers that occurred during the duo's restructures.
Why have teams with similar dead money hits have been able to spend more cash than the Patriots this offseason?
Why did an increase of $3.3 million in a player's cap number crippled the Patriots?
Do we expect that a similar increase ( Vollmer's 2015 cap number from $4.5m to $7.75 million) to cripple the Patriots in free agency next offseason?