Jim O - Expect Bengals to have about $15 mill for open FA market

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(03-11-2018, 04:33 PM)Gamma Ray Tan Wrote: Rollover money wouldn't be subtracted. Those funds are not allocated yet, you have to consider that money available.

If the estimated cap space is over 35 million,  with draft picks already accounted for, and claim only 15 million for FA. where is the 20 million+  going?

Therein lies part of the problem.

The $35m is the difference between the salary cap and all current contracts.

The draft pick salaries are a part of that $35m.

Dead money from old contracts are also a part of that $35m, and it clearly cannot be spent again.

If you don't want to count the rollover, that is fine.

In that case we have $26m left, with the team stating they will spend $15m on free agents and $11m on contract extensions.

Regardless, we are left with $15m for outside free agents.

Math doesn't lie.