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Bills are in the money
The Bills stand eighth from the bottom in the 32-team league in terms of the overall value of the contracts of all the players on the current roster, according to league financial data obtained by The Buffalo News.
The current contracts of all the Bills players add up to about $458 million, according to The News' analysis. The NFL average is $535 million. Minnesota is at the top at $728 million and Carolina is at the bottom at $353 million. The NFL average is $535 million.
The current contracts of all the Bills players add up to about $458 million, according to The News' analysis. The NFL average is $535 million. Minnesota is at the top at $728 million and Carolina is at the bottom at $353 million. The NFL average is $535 million.
The Bills do not have many marquee players. They only have five players on contracts that average more than $5 million a year -- Lee Evans ($8.2 million), Marcus Stroud ($8.2 million), C.J. Spiller ($7.4 million), Terrence McGee ($6 million) and Chris Kelsay ($5.75 million). They also have not had to pay out the biggest rookie contracts, of $50 million or more, that go to the top five. At least 16 quarterbacks in the NFL make $10 million a year or more.
The key salary data for each team is how much cash is being paid out to players each fiscal year. This often is referred to as "cash to cap," meaning spending in real dollars versus the NFL salary cap total for a given year. Last year the salary cap for each team was $128 million. This year, the last of the league's collective bargaining agreement with the players, there is no salary cap, meaning teams can spend as much or as little as they want.
The Bills will be under the cap in terms of cash for a third straight year. (They were slightly over the cap in cash spending in 2007). In 2008, they were about $15 million under the cap with cash spending of about $100 million, according to News figures. In 2009 they were at about $116.5 million in cash spending, again according to News figures. That was roughly $11 million under the cap.
The Bills ranked 20th in the NFL in cash spending last year
The Bills will be under the cap in terms of cash for a third straight year. (They were slightly over the cap in cash spending in 2007). In 2008, they were about $15 million under the cap with cash spending of about $100 million, according to News figures. In 2009 they were at about $116.5 million in cash spending, again according to News figures. That was roughly $11 million under the cap.
The Bills ranked 20th in the NFL in cash spending last year
The teams with the greatest spending, in terms of the total value of the current contracts of all the players in camp are: 1. Minnesota. 2. Atlanta. 3. Dallas. 4. New York Giants. 5. San Francisco. 6. Seattle. 7. Green Bay. 8. Chicago. 9. Pittsburgh. 10. Philadelphia.
The teams with the lowest spending were: 32. Carolina. 31. Kansas City. 30. Tampa Bay. 29. St. Louis. 28. Cleveland.
The teams with the lowest spending were: 32. Carolina. 31. Kansas City. 30. Tampa Bay. 29. St. Louis. 28. Cleveland.
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