Big Red
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- Mar 16, 2019
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Right now, a lot is fluid, but the NFL Players Association has them around $26 million. They also have to take into account the rookie pool, which will be larger than normal because they own the top pick in each round (plus extra picks; 10 total). When the top 51 rule is in effect (until the first week of the regular season, only the top 51 cap numbers count against the cap.) Their rookie pool is about $12.5 million, and by my quick estimation, somewhere between $9M and $10M of that will count against the cap once everyone signs (every pick in the first five rounds). So my guesstimate is about $16M to work with? And they always want to leave a little bit, because once the regular season starts, every player -- active roster, practice squad, injured reserve -- counts on the cap.
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