NFL ups salary cap by $4 million each

[patmoran2006]

Salary cap upped by $4 million for all teams in the league.

Doesn't necessarily help the Bills. ALready with cap room, this could put a team into play for a FA the Bills covet that might not have otherwise been there.

Wouldn't be shocked at all to see Birk resign with Minnesota in the next 24 hours either due to this.

[clumping platelets]

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Salary cap expands to $127 million for 2009 (http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/02/25/salary-cap-is-expanding-for-2009/)

Posted: February 25th, 2009 | Adam Schefter | Tags: Free Agency 2009 (http://blogs.nfl.com/tag/free-agency-2009/), Salary cap (http://blogs.nfl.com/tag/salary-cap/)
The salary cap will grow in 2009.
Because teams didn’t spend as much as they were supposed to under the collective bargaining agreement the past three years, teams were notified Wednesday that the salary cap will increase over $4 million to $127 million for this coming year, according to sources with two NFL teams. The collective bargaining agreement calls for cap adjustment down if teams spend over the cap in cash and adjustment up if they don’t spend up to the cap.
It defies the recession and logic, but just before free agency, teams actually will have more flexibility and salary-cap room. This is tremendous news for teams such as the Colts and Panthers, who are pressed against the cap, and not such good news for teams such as the Buccaneers and Chiefs, who were way under the cap. Now their advantage is somewhat compromised.
Teams believed they would see a mild increase in the salary cap, but this is bigger than teams expected.
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[Michael82]

uh oh, sounds like clump has to update his salary cap article. :snicker:

[clumping platelets]

Not too difficult changing a cell from $123 million to $127 million :shakeno:

[jamze132]

Not too difficult changing a cell from $123 million to $127 million :shakeno:
I don't know how you do it man!

[clumping platelets]

Ancient Chinese Secret :D

[DMBcrew36]

4 million more? sweet, every team but Buffalo can get better now

[The Spaz]

The salary cap will grow in 2009.

Because teams didn’t spend as much as they were supposed to under the collective bargaining agreement the past three years, teams were notified Wednesday that the salary cap will increase over $4 million to $127 million for this coming year, according to sources with two NFL teams. The collective bargaining agreement calls for cap adjustment down if teams spend over the cap in cash and adjustment up if they don’t spend up to the cap.

It defies the recession and logic, but just before free agency, teams actually will have more flexibility and salary-cap room. This is tremendous news for teams such as the Colts and Panthers, who are pressed against the cap, and not such good news for teams such as the Buccaneers and Chiefs, who were way under the cap. Now their advantage is somewhat compromised.

Teams believed they would see a mild increase in the salary cap, but this is bigger than teams expected.

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/02/25/salary-cap-is-expanding-for-2009/