Franchise Tags on Hold Due to Salary Cap

[So Be]

NFL teams are holing up on placing franchise tags on players because of the new salary cap projections. The cap going to $130M is good for most but, the cap is directly tied into the franchise and transition tags. If the cap is confirmed, the tag numbers will go up as well.

This could be good for the Dolphins on a Monroe, etc. We shall see.

 

[AL R]

2014 PROJECTED FRANCHISE NUMBERS

POSITION $126.3 MILLION $128 MILLION SALARY CAP PERCENTAGE

Cornerback $11,238,000 $11,389,000 8.9 percent
Defensive end $12,455,000 $12,623,000 9.86 percent
Defensive tackle $9,168,000 $9,291,000 7.26 percent
Linebacker $10,878,000 $11,024,000 8.61 percent
Offensive line $11,109,000 $11,258,000 8.8 percent
Punter/kicker $3,377,000 $3,423,000 2.67 percent
Quarterback $16,060,000 $16,276,000 12.72 percent
Running back $9,060,000 $9,182,000 7.17 percent
Safety $8,008,000 $8,116,000 6.34 percent
Tight end $6,698,000 $6,788,000 5.3 percent
Wide receiver $11,520,000 $11,675,000 9.12 percent

So the Corner number will go even higher if elect to use it on Grimes?

 

[MRojas4]

Damn,

Saints with Jimmy Graham at $11.6 have they cleared enough?

Graham will file under WR cap.

 

[bcsupratt]

Damn,

Saints with Jimmy Graham at $11.6 have they cleared enough?

Graham will file under WR cap.

And rightfully so. There's no way he'll accept the TE tag. At least won't be happy about it considering the tag would not be his choice to decide

 

[So Be]

2014 PROJECTED FRANCHISE NUMBERS

POSITION $126.3 MILLION $128 MILLION SALARY CAP PERCENTAGE

Cornerback $11,238,000 $11,389,000 8.9 percent
Defensive end $12,455,000 $12,623,000 9.86 percent
Defensive tackle $9,168,000 $9,291,000 7.26 percent
Linebacker $10,878,000 $11,024,000 8.61 percent
Offensive line $11,109,000 $11,258,000 8.8 percent
Punter/kicker $3,377,000 $3,423,000 2.67 percent
Quarterback $16,060,000 $16,276,000 12.72 percent
Running back $9,060,000 $9,182,000 7.17 percent
Safety $8,008,000 $8,116,000 6.34 percent
Tight end $6,698,000 $6,788,000 5.3 percent
Wide receiver $11,520,000 $11,675,000 9.12 percent

So the Corner number will go even higher if elect to use it on Grimes?

Just a bit if the cap is $130M but, from what I have seen, teams don't know where the cap will end up. Lat year's speculation was it staying the same.

 

[So Be]

And rightfully so. There's no way he'll accept the TE tag. At least won't be happy about it considering the tag would not be his choice to decide

This happened before, can't recall with who, when the NFL split the difference between TE and WR. Look for the same to happen here.

 

[MRojas4]

This happened before, can't recall with who, when the NFL split the difference between TE and WR. Look for the same to happen here.

I'm thinking Dallas Clark in 2008?

Scratch that, he signed the day after.