Dolphins lead NFL in 'dead money' against salary cap

[fisi]

“Dead money” is essentially used salary-cap space for players who are no longer on the roster. The Dolphins have an NFL-high $23.699 million of this year’s cap allocated to players who will not help the team this season, according to ESPN.com’s Roster Management System.
Recent trades, such as the one sending Wallace to the Vikings and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe to theNew Orleans Saints, for example, have drastically inflated Miami’s “dead money.” Both were given large contracts in 2013. But Miami wanted to go in a different direction two years later and was willing to take the cap hit.
Additional veteran cuts such as linebacker Philip Wheeler, cornerback Cortland Finnegan, guardShelley Smith and receivers Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson also accelerated Miami’s “dead money” this offseason.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/p...ins-lead-nfl-in-dead-money-against-salary-cap

 

[nick1]

Thank you Ireland. Almost all of those guys were signed under Irelands watch

 

[Hayden Fox]

Good. Tannenbaum cleaned up the bad contracts. Important step this year.

 

[Coach_Rob]

this isn't a surprise. it was better to have it against us this year

 

[susser2000]

It's worth it.

 

[nate5413]

All the more money next year.it had to be done, Ireland was a complete mess.

 

[retarmyfinfan]

Glad it's done and over with. **** you Ireland

 

[Digital]

The contracts in Ireland's last year were like feeding ourselves our own poison pills.

 

[MiggeMadness]

All the more money next year.it had to be done, Ireland was a complete mess.

Exactly. Not sure why anybody cares. Basically all negated by the fact that we have suh count 6 million against this year and 28 million next year when that dead money comes back...


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[67Stang]

It should be call Ireland "brain dead" money! ......like a BOSS!

 

[I am Bane]

That was expected but we cleaned it up internally. Future shall be better

 

[NY8123]

This is misleading to say the least. Yes they lead the league but the number falls to 2.8M next year (Wheeler). I'm sure that number will grow in 2016 but it won't be anywhere near what it was this year. This was a purge of mediocrity, not sure what people wanted or expected.

With purge comes two things 1) dead money & 2) holes to fill.

 

[Spesh]

Impossible, i have it on good authority Dawn Aponte is a genius.

 

[Djavelin]

Ireland is a joke. I could run a team better than him.

 

[Avalanche of Wins]

Ireland is a joke. I could run a team better than him.

In hindsight any of us here could have made the same mess he did with the roster and cap. Im sure we have at least a handful of people here who could have made better moves than he did, seeing as they purged all of his garbage this offseason and it was guys that all of us were calling for to be axed.