Salary Cap Adjusted

Sober Poet

NFL issues adjustments, we estimate the Cleveland Browns now have $114.39 million in available cap space

The jump in cap space is due to a $5+ million credit the Browns just received from the 2017 season.

By Chris Pokorny@DawgsByNature Mar 8, 2018, 7:20pm EST

The Browns are rolling in dough. Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Last week, the NFL confirmed that the salary cap for the 2018 season has been set at $177.2 million. Last year, the cap was $167 million, meaning this year sees an increase of $10.2 million. Two weeks ago, we projected a salary cap of $178 million, so let’s revise all of the Cleveland Browns’ cap-related figures as of today.

First, let’s take a look at this graphic released by the NFLPA, which confirms each team’s individual salary cap for 2018:

Back in mid-January, we projected the Browns’ adjusted cap space to be around $218 million, so not much has changed in terms of dollars and cents.Here are the updated cap figures in a more formalized manner.

CONFIRMED BY NFLPA

NFL 2018 Salary Cap (Projected): $177.2 million
Browns’ Rollover from 2017: $58.91 million
Browns’ 2018 Adjusted Salary Cap: $177.2 million + $58.91 million = $236.11 million

ESTIMATED BY OVER THE CAP / NFLPA ESTIMATE

Browns’ Top 51 Cap Total: $116.52 million
Browns’ Dead Money for 2018: $10.27 million
Browns’ Total Cap Spent for 2018: $116.52 million + $10.27 million = $126.79 million

Despite our estimates, the NFLPA public salary cap report indicates that Cleveland’s number is actually $126.87 million, so we will stick with that number.

BROWNS’ ADJUSTMENTS / CREDITS FROM 2017

The NFL does not formally announce salary cap adjustments/credits to the public, but they kick in every year around early March and can be derived from the NFLPA public salary cap report. The Browns received a credit of $5.15 million. These factor in things like “likely to be earned” escalators that were unearned, grievances, and other miscellaneous things that are pretty hard to track down.

FINAL SALARY CAP SPACE

When you subtract the two subtotals above ($236.11 million - $126.87 million), you get $109.24. Add in the lovely adjustments/credits of $5.15 million, and then you can see how the “$114.39 million in cap space” figure was derived.

darren15

Now the hard parts ... A.) Getting Jimmy to spend it and B.) Getting players to commit to the Browns

LondonBrown

A) See last year

B ) See last year...to an extent

mjp28

@darren15 said:

Now the hard parts ... A.) Getting Jimmy to spend it and B.) Getting players to commit to the Browns

I believe that if we get these numbers the players do to and maybe add: C. Shouldn't have much trouble signing any drafted players they want to keep. D. Maybe Cleveland might not be so bad to get a paycheck for some FAs?

.......edit add, holy smokes the Cleveland BROWNS a nearly 1/4 billion? Is this a great country or what?

7moses7

Jimmy will slide the money over to Pilot Flying J to pay court costs and attorney fees

TexasAg1969

@mjp28 said:

I believe that if we get these numbers the players do to and maybe add: C. Shouldn't have much trouble signing any drafted players they want to keep. D. Maybe Cleveland might not be so bad to get a paycheck for some FAs?

.......edit add, holy smokes the Cleveland BROWNS a nearly 1/4 billion? Is this a great country or what?

1-31 AND 1/4 $billion?! What more could you ask for from such a great business model. Jimmy is almost as good as Trump in moving peas under the thimbles. We just keep on betting on the wrong one every f'n time.

The Gipper

@7moses7 said:

Jimmy will slide the money over to Pilot Flying J to pay court costs and attorney fees

He won't have to.....that was sold to Warren Buffett, haven't you heard. Those are Buffet's costs now. Chump change to him.

boo fagley

Those number are not accurate.

The Chiefs freed up space https://247sports.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/Bolt/A-look-at-the-Kansas-City-Chiefs-cap-space-after-the-Marcus-Peters-trade-115474591

The Patriots have about 28 million to spend right now.

The Gipper

@boo-fagley said:

Those number are not accurate.

The Chiefs freed up space https://247sports.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/Bolt/A-look-at-the-Kansas-City-Chiefs-cap-space-after-the-Marcus-Peters-trade-115474591

The Patriots have about 28 million to spend right now.

I think with any moves a team makes, they can free up cap space. That is why some of these cuts and these trades are being done right now. It is apparently why, just yesterday, that the Broncos traded Talib for a draft pick. That cleared up something like 10-11 million in cap space....which they can now use to help pursue Cousins.

boo fagley

@the-gipper said:

I think with any moves a team makes, they can free up cap space. That is why some of these cuts and these trades are being done right now. It is apparently why, just yesterday, that the Broncos traded Talib for a draft pick. That cleared up something like 10-11 million in cap space....which they can now use to help pursue Cousins.

Is that why they cut and trade players ?

The Gipper

@boo-fagley said:

Is that why they cut and trade players ?

It certainly is one of the reasons. Every team has done it. Especially those that need to free up space to make more moves....like signing a coveted free agent.

boo fagley

@the-gipper said:

It certainly is one of the reasons. Every team has done it. Especially those that need to free up space to make more moves....like signing a coveted free agent.

Thank you Einstein.

mjp28

@mjp28 said:

I believe that if we get these numbers the players do to and maybe add: C. Shouldn't have much trouble signing any drafted players they want to keep. D. Maybe Cleveland might not be so bad to get a paycheck for some FAs?

.......edit add, holy smokes the Cleveland BROWNS a nearly 1/4 billion? Is this a great country or what?

HELLO Taylor and Landry.......

.......for now.

Bigalow80

I have a feeling the browns will be spending most of their cap on re-signing all of the guys they just picked up. I expect a Landry, Gordon, Randall and possibly TT extension during this free agency period