lichtie23 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Free Agency officially starts on March 9th (21.00 our time) with the "legal tampering" period beginning 2 days earlier. The Cleveland Browns have the most cap space, while the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys actually have to clear space to get under the cap. Come the start of free agency, teams need to be cap compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Giants will release Victor Cruz and Rashad Jennings later today making them officially free agents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Has JPP also been told to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Has JPP also been told to go? Not that Iv heard. I'd imagine we will try keep him around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I'd like to see Cruz at the vikes, we need OLine men and receivers, imagine we will be miles away with cap space though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 This site seems to be pretty up to date with current cap situations http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 This site seems to be pretty up to date with current cap situations http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/ I personally use overthecap.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 18 hours ago, lichtie23 said: Not that Iv heard. I'd imagine we will try keep him around. I read the article wrong my bad. That's a shame. 3 hours ago, strichener said: I personally use overthecap.com Same here. Great site. Anyway looks like The Bears may struggle in FA this season if Illinois pass a bill on Compensation Rights as the NFLPA have stated they cannot support players signing for the organisation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Today is the first day for teams to designate who they will, if anyone they wish to use the Franchise of Transition Tag. They have till 1 March to use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Today is the first day for teams to designate who they will, if anyone they wish to use the Franchise of Transition Tag. They have till 1 March to use it Who will get tagged? Eric Berry already said he doesn't want to be tagged and will sit out 2017 if he is. What about Hightower in New England. His tag will be $15 million. How about JPP ? Selected others who might be tagged Leveon Bell, Steelers Kirk Cousins, Redskins Alshon Jeffrey, Bears Terelle Pryor, Browns Chandler Jones, Cardinals Kawan Short, Panthers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 CSN New England's Phil Perry believes impending free agent Martellus Bennett could be an option for the franchise tag.Didn't see that coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanQP Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 What does franchise tag mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 What does franchise tag mean? In the National Football League (NFL), the franchise tag is a designation a team may apply to a player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. The tag binds the player to the team for one year if certain conditions are met. Each team only has one franchise tag (of either the exclusive or non-exclusive forms) and one transition tag per year. The transition tag can only be used if the team does not use a franchise tag. As a result, each team may only designate one player each year as that team's franchise player using one of the three tag options.Perhaps originally designed to reduce player movement to bigger markets, which is often evidenced in the other major pro sports leagues, the NFL revenue sharing and a hard salary cap has placed teams on an even playing field relative to salaries. The tag options allow NFL franchises an extended bargaining period for a player that they feel is key to their success. Usually reserved for players of great skill or of high importance to the team, a franchise tag allows a team's general manager the privilege of strategically retaining valuable free-agent players while seeking talent through the NFL draft or other acquisitions without exceeding the League's salary cap.The designated franchise player will have his one-year salary guaranteed if he elects to play for the team that designated him with the franchise tag and if he does not negotiate a contract with another team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanQP Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 So why is Eric Berry against it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee4Life1893 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, NathanQP said: So why is Eric Berry against it? He played under the tag in 2016. He wants a multi-year contract with guaranteed money. Come home to Tennessee Eric, we have loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Dee4Life1893 said: He played under the tag in 2016. He wants a multi-year contract with guaranteed money. Come home to Tennessee Eric, we have loads. If Berry hits FA I hope GMSM to order Snyder to throw the jet, boat and the open cheque book at him. I will greet, and probably lose my head if we force Cousins to play on the tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 He played under the tag in 2016. He wants a multi-year contract with guaranteed money. Come home to Tennessee Eric, we have loads. Along with Vince Young? [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fife Saint Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 All sorts bouncing about saying Cleveland going to use some picks for a trade to bring Jimmy G in. Pryor hopefully signing a deal on the back of Jamie Collins soon too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Why would the patriots trade Jimmy G? Brady is year to year at this point, he's 39 years old for fucks sake. Belicheck rarely gives up anything good so if the Pats were willing to let him go I'd take that as a sign they weren't enamoured with him and therefore be extremely wary. As for FA, come to LA Alshon. Would also take Garçon. I think everyone in the league would take Berry but that's a bit less realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Patriots are rumoured to prefer Brissett and will use Jimmy G to get a first rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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