Raiders Salary Cap Issues

by realbrit70 on Feb 10, 2012 2:12 PM PST

I need some help here. I've been looking all day for solid information on the salary cap issues facing the Raiders this coming offseason. I have seen lots of projections that the Raiders are going to be over the cap by around $17million at approximately $140.9million, but I can't find any solid data to support this. The best I've found is the data at http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/oakland-raiders/cap-hit/ that shows the Raiders have $98.4million committed amongst 29 players to the 2012 salary cap.

Does anyone know if the projections are based on filling the remaining roster spots around league average salary of $1.9million per player? Also do they take into account "dead money" and if so does anyone know where you can track the "dead money" carried by a franchise?

Finally does anyone have the specifics on how the Raiders cap numbers are affected by the release of Stanford Routt? I've seen all sorts of estimates or suggestions but no math to back any of them up. According to http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/oakland-raiders/stanford-routt/ the contract included $20million of guaranteed money. We know that $5million was only guaranteed if he was on the roster 2/10, which didn't happen. That reduces the guaranteed money to $15million, of which $10million was paid last year. So by my math the Raiders are on the hook for $5million this year counting as "dead money" against the cap. Anyone know any different?

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by Ghost Raider on Feb 10, 2012 9:55 PM PST reply actions

Thanks, I had seen that article

and I agree that the cut was more performance based as opposed to cap space based. Stanford Routt didn’t play anywhere near the level of a $10million player. The move itself makes sense, I’m just trying to understand where everyone is getting their numbers from.

by realbrit70 on Feb 10, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions

Da Raiders

One site shows the Raider at 140M with only the Steelers at 143M in worse shape. It says Al Davis legacy, which is true. The Steelers already have theirs in line with not much room for FAs. When the Raiders don’t have many draft picks, they need to get some wiggle room under the cap. However, the Raiders are a young team and the Steelers an old team.

by Mallard Davis on Feb 11, 2012 8:30 AM PST reply actions

No Actual Breakdown

But we’re 11mm over.

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/39860/afc-west-slary-cap-numbers

by Terps12 on Feb 13, 2012 12:24 PM PST reply actions

Wwe're about $11 mill over.

Cutting Routt freed up $5 mill. We can redo some current deals & get under by the 3/13/12 deadline.

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by TAW on Feb 14, 2012 6:17 PM PST reply actions

37 players at 98.2 million

These are some real numbers showing where the Raiders are with the Salary Cap and how much players are going to make this year. This is what’s listed on rotoworld.com and seems to be accurate. This shows this years salaries in most cases and some of the bonus money and probably doesn’t show all the oddball and dead money that counts against the cap. Shows 37 players under contract and 14 players as free agents. The 37 players are making 98.2 million against this years salary cap. ESPN is reporting we are 11 million over the 2012 Salary Cap, I don’t know what the cap number is for this year and have no idea how that is figured out, I hear it’s a complicated NFL mystery. Could be they add up the Raiders salary and subtract a substantial amount to screw us, or maybe only on some years and maybe this is screw the Steelers year as they are 50 million over the cap.

The next few weeks are going to get real interesting as Reggie and company figure out how to get this all fixed so we can enter the Free Agent market with some needed money reserves to make a real football team for the season.

This is basically the same info that was posted on another article that has been modified to show just the information needed to look at whats happening in 2012.

Player, Position, Contract, 2012 Salary

David Ausberry Tight End 7/27/2011: Signed a four-year, $2.086 million contract2012: $465,000
Joseph Barksdale Tackle 7/28/2011: Signed a four-year, $2.579 million contract. 2012: $465,000
Kevin Boss Tight End 8/5/2011: Signed a four-year, $16 million contract. 2012: $2 million
Jerome Boyd Defensive Back 2012: Exclusive Rights Free Agent
Tyvon Branch Defensive Back 2012: Free Agent
Mason Brodine Defensive Lineman 2012: Exclusive Rights Free Agent
Desmond Bryant Defensive Lineman 2012: Restricted Free Agent
Michael Bush Running Back 2012: Free Agent
Jason Campbell Quarterback 2012: Free Agent
Bruce Campbell Tackle 7/9/2010: Signed a four-year, $2.312 million contract. 2012: $490,000
Cooper Carlisle Guard 3/3/2009: Signed a five-year contract. 2012-2013: $3 million, Chimdi Chekwa Defensive Back 7/28/2011: Signed a four-year, $2.490 million contract. 2012: $465,000
Jon Condo Linebacker 7/29/2011: Signed a three-year, $3.225 million contract. 2012: $1.175 million
Aaron Curry Linebacker 2012: $5,757,500
Hiram Eugene Defensive Back 3/3/2011: Signed a four-year, $10.25 million contract. 2012: $2.25 million
Jacoby Ford Wide Receiver 7/19/2010: Signed a four-year, $2.225 million contract. 2012: $490,000
Travis Goethel Linebacker 7/15/2010: Signed a four-year, $1.893 million contract. 2012: $490,000
Richard Gordon Tight End 7/28/2011: Signed a four-year, $2.145 million contract. 2012: $465,000
Quentin Groves Linebacker 2012: Free Agent
John Henderson Defensive Lineman 2/24/2011: Signed a two-year, $8 million contract. 2012: $4 million
Stephon Heyer Tackle 2012: Free Agent
Darrius Heyward-Bey Wide Receiver 7/30/2009: Signed a five-year, $38.250 million cintract 2012: $1.605 million
Lamarr Houston Defensive Lineman 7/26/2010: Signed a four-year, $4.33 million contract 2012: $490,000
Michael Huff Defensive Back 7/31/2011: Signed a four-year, $32 million contract. The deal included $16 million in the first year. 2012: $4 million (+ $4 million roster bonus due 3/16)
Sebastian Janikowski Place Kicker 2/16/2010: Signed a four-year, $16 million contract. 2012: $1.7 million
Chris Johnson Defensive Back 2012: $3.5 million
Taiwan Jones Running Back 7/27/2011: Signed a four-year contract. The deal included a $405,000 signing bonus.
Derrick Jones Wide Receiver 7/26/2011: Signed an undisclosed contract.
Tommy Kelly Defensive Lineman 2/28/2008: Signed seven-year, $50.5 million contract. 2012: $6 million
Shane Lechler Punter 2/18/2009: Signed a four-year, $16 million contract. 2012: $3.8 million
Bryan McCann Defensive Back 2012: Exclusive Rights Free Agent
Rolando McClain Linebacker 7/29/2010: Signed a five-year, $40 million contract. 2012: $970,000
Darren McFadden Running Back 6/5/2008: Signed a six-year, $60 million contract. 2012: $5.65 million
Michael Mitchell Defensive Back 7/27/2009: Signed four-year, $3.778 million contract. 2012: $565,000
Denarius Moore Wide Receiver 7/27/2011: Signed a four-year contract.
Jarvis Moss Defensive Lineman 2012: Free Agent
Louis Murphy Wide Receiver 7/28/2009: Signed a four-year, $2.198 million contract. 2012: $565,000
Brandon Myers Tight End 7/16/2009: Signed a four-year, $1.840 million contract. 2012: $565,000
Carson Palmer Quarterback 10/18/2011: Signed a four-year, $43 million contract. 2012: $12.5 million
Terrelle Pryor Quarterback 8/25/2011: Signed a four-year contract. The deal included a $586,000 signing bonus. 2011-2014: Under Contract
Marcel Reece Running Back 2012: Restricted Free Agent
Samson Satele Center 2012: Free Agent
Chaz Schilens Wide Receiver 2012: Free Agent
Trevor Scott Defensive Lineman 2012: Free Agent
Richard Seymour Defensive Lineman 2/16/2011: Signed a two-year, $30 million contract. 2012: $7.5 million (+ $7.5 million roster bonus
Matt Shaughnessy Defensive Lineman 7/25/2009: Signed a four-year, $2.602 million contract. 2012: $565,000
Manase Tonga Running Back
Demarcus Van Dyke Defensive Back 7/27/2011: Signed a four-year, $2.63 million contract. The deal included a $591,376 signing bonus. 2011-2014: Under Contract,
Jared Veldheer Center 7/9/2010: Signed a four-year, $2.685 million contract. 2012: $490,000
Kamerion Wimbley Linebacker 8/1/2011: Signed a five-year, $48 million contract. The deal contains $29 million guaranteed.
Stefen Wisniewski Center 7/28/2011: Signed a four-year, $4.135 million contract. The deal included a $1.507 million signing bonus