Expect a big move cap-wise

[RobertWeathers]

There is an understatement if I ever saw one.

Nate Solder revealed he was diagnosed with testicular cancer prior to the 2014 season.

He had the procedure in April of 2014 which was well before TC.

My understanding is that he did not require chemo as a course of treatment.

I'm not trying to be insensitive here but according to Solder this scare had no impact on his play.

 

[Ring 6]

Projected 56-man roster with 10 players on IR at total cap cost of $4,318,519 and a 10-man practice squad ($1,122,000) puts Pats over cap by $800,000 which can't happen.

QB - 2 Brady, Garoppolo
RB - 6 Bolden, James White, Gray, Blount, Lewis, Cadet
FB - 0
C - 1 Stork
G - 4 Wendell, Kline, Mason, Jackson
OT - 4 Vollmer, Solder, Cannon, Cameron Fleming
WR - 5 Amendola, Edelman, Lafell, Dobson, Wayne
TE - 4 Rob Gronkowski, Hoomanawanui, Chandler, Williams
DE - 5 Ninkovich, Chandler Jones, Flowers, Grissom, Sheard
DT - 5 Easley, Siliga, Moore, Malcom Brown, Chris Jones
LB - 6 Collins, Hightower, Mayo, Dane Fletcher, Morris, Freeny
CB - 5 Ryan, Butler, Bradley Fletcher, McClain, Tarell Brown
S - 5 McCourty, Harmon, Chung, Richards, Wilson
ST - 1 Slater
P - 1 Allen
K - 1 Gostkowski
LS - 1 Cardona

Right now, the Top 51 rule is in effect. But on September all salaries will be counted. By all I mean the 53 players on the roster, Blount's salary, practice squad players and the salaries of the players on IR and Reserve/PUP.

Pats need to create cap space for in-season transactions
1.) Cutting players who were on roster 4PM Tuesday later in the week
2.) Extensions w/minimum salaried players
3. )Replacing IR players
4.) Reached NLTBE 46-man active roster bonuses

Miguel,
Your cap page has Malcom Browns cap hit at 6.114 mill. Is that part of this?

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

He had the procedure in April of 2014 which was well before TC.

My understanding is that he did not require chemo as a course of treatment.

I'm not trying to be insensitive here but according to Solder this scare had no impact on his play.

Rocky start but as the season wore on he played balls to the wall

 

[Miguel]

Miguel,
Your cap page has Malcom Browns cap hit at 6.114 mill. Is that part of this?

No, that was an error. His numbers were in the wrong column.

 

[Miguel]

Patting myself on the back for calling this

 

[Ring 6]

Patting myself on the back for calling this

Do you get tired of being right?
Great work.....again.

 

[Oswlek]

Patting myself on the back for calling this

Well done! Can I pat myself on the back for calling it from a personnel perspective?

 

[DaBruinz]

Patting myself on the back for calling this

Now if you could just correct the nitwits who are reporting this wrong because their reporting makes it sound like Solder's cap hit is going to INCREASE, not decrease, that would be great.

 

[mgteich]

Now if you could just correct the nitwits who are reporting this wrong because their reporting makes it sound like Solder's cap hit is going to INCREASE, not decrease, that would be great.

really?

 

[DaBruinz]

really?

Yes, MG. REALLY. Rappaport's tweet said that Solder would now average 10.3M per year over 3 years. That's just not the case. Solder's deal is closer to $8.5M/year over 3 years.. Big difference.

 

[mihap]

Patting myself on the back for calling this

u are the best

 

[Fencer]

Patting myself on the back for calling this

Richly deserved!