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  • #1

    Extra 4 Mil On the Cap

    More room for Maclin and Cooper


    Report: NFL Will Raise the Salary Cap To About $130 Million

    By Brandon Lee Gowton@BrandonGowton on Feb 20 2014, 11:53a 92
    Rich Schultz


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    More money!
    According to a report from ESPN Insider Adam Schefter, the NFL is set to raise the league's salary cap to "about" $130 million. This figure is a 5% raise from last season's salary cap, which was $123 million. This bump is larger than expected. Previous indications had the cap raising to $126 million.
    What this means for the Eagles is that their cap space goes up from ~$20 million to ~$24 million. That extra money could make the difference when it comes to keeping one of their own players (Jeremy Maclin and/or Riley Cooper?) or being able to offer more money to potential free agents. The Eagles will enter the offseason with the 10th most cap space in the NFL.
    It will be interesting to see what effect this increase has around the league. It's possible the raise allows more teams to keep their own pending free agents, as I alluded to with the Eagles above. That could mean a smaller free agent market. It also means teams that are over the cap, such as the Dallas Cowboys, will have an easier time getting under the cap by the time the new league year starts. Dallas went from being $24 million in the hole to a mere $20 million over the cap.

    We're looking for people that are fundamentally different,” vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl said Saturday night. “The love and passion for football, it's non-negotiable. They're caring, their character, they do the right thing persistently, and they have a relentless playing style that you can see on tape. The motor, it burns hot. You see them finishing plays. They have a team-first mentality. They're selfless individuals.
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  • #2
    Cooper is back. Maclin is gone IMO.
    You know Darren if you'd have told me 10 years ago that someday I was going to solve the world's energy problems I'd have said your crazy.... now lets drop this big ball of oil out the window.

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    • #3
      When do they ha e to make a decision on Nick?
      "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Eagle60 View Post
        When do they ha e to make a decision on Nick?
        Next year. Foles is under contract until 2015 I believe. And he's still playing under his rookie contract.
        Just give me ONE before I go!

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        • #5
          I would have rather it didn't go up as much. This just relieves a little bit of pressure from the Cowboys ridiculous cap situation.

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