Gronk '15 cap number changed

[JMC00]

Various cap sites (including the NFLPA) had it at $10.5m for the year but according to Miguel it has actually been changed to $8.65m

@patscap 58m58 minutes ago
Sometime in the last 3 weeks the NFLPA and NFL reevaluated Gronk's contract. His 2015 cap number was $10.65. Now $8.65m.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I'm sure the NFL had it as a higher number

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

GronkCap-Gate

 

[Urgent]

Which gauge did they use to measure it?

 

[Urgent]

I believe Miguel had it at $8,650,000 about six months ago, and then it was adjusted up. Sounds like it was adjusted back to where he earlier had it. Not sure why.
That will provide some welcome cap space for the team. Maybe something they were aware of, that factored into their willingness to fly so close to the sun with the external estimate of $3,000 in space.

 

[Miguel]

Various cap sites (including the NFLPA) had it at $10.5m for the year but according to Miguel it has actually been changed to $8.65m

Not for the year. It changed to 10.65m after Gronk was paid $4m as part of his 2016 option.