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that the Bills and Cards have agreed in principle to a Henry for Shelton deal, pending physicials


I have worked this out:

If the Bills do a simple restructure of Shelton's $3 million salary, the trade is cap neutral because both players are in the top 51


Henry cap number: $1.35 million ($1.25 million salary + $100,000 proration)

Shelton's cap number: $3 million each of the next 4 yrs

Shelton's minumum salary for his NFL experiece is $665,000

Convert $2.335 million ($3 million - $665,000) to signing bonus. It gets prorated over 4 yrs at $583,375/yr. Shelton's 2005 cap number is now $665,000 + $583,375 = $1,248,750

Cap savings from Henry: $1.25 million

Cap hit for Shelton: $1,248,750

Bills save $1,250 on cap, have addressed LT situation, and subtracted a malcontent

[justasportsfan]

that the Biolls and Cards have agreed in principle to a Henry for Shelton deal, pending physicials

Dang, and I thought we had a chance at Shelton.So what do we get for giving Henry to the cards?

[hudella]

Dang, and I thought we had a chance at Shelton.So what do we get for giving Henry to the cards?

are u serrious? LJ Shelton plays for the Cards, he is their left tackle, he is who were ar gettin for T-Hen

[venis2k1]

great move by TD, filled in the biggest hole already, if we can get a decent LG in FA, draft the nuge in the second round, then i will be officially excited for next year. willis is gonna have alot of fun running behind these big boys.

[justasportsfan]

are u serrious? LJ Shelton plays for the Cards, he is their left tackle, he is who were ar gettin for T-Hen

I thought Shelton was going to the biolls ?

[SabreEleven]

I hope the Biolls are happy with him

[Samphin1]

I thought Shelton was going to the biolls ?

Decent Trade. I think Henry could have garnered a little more, but I guess when you get benched an dhave an injury history, and then demand to be traded, you get sent to NFL purgatory in Arizona. Arizona is a good fit for him though, They now have quality at the RB situation to go along with that talented WR corps. I like what DennY Green is doing. I think Green disliked Shelton. There were rumors that Shelton may end up in Miami along with a second rounder for Surtain. I would much rather keep Pat, sign Jennings, or get our hands on Chris Samuels somehow.

Anyhow, if this is true, and Buffalo is able to re-work the contract, congrats. Personally, I think he is about the same as Jennings, but the big bonus is that he is cheaper.

[Romes]

Great! Now put Shelton at RT and move Williams to LT and I think we mantain a solid line.

[Farley]

Well if this is true then we know that JJ is gone for sure.

[colin]

td really does seem to have a knack for replacing decent players with other cheaper decent players.

i hope for big pat to stay, but if we also get a better LG (the whale would be nice) and perhaps draft a center, our line would be super charged.

[Historian]

This is good news, as it benefits both parties involved.

[Big M]

Excellent find, CP. I hope this is confirmed soon.

[ICE74129]

Great Job CP! That would rock!

[YardRat]

Good deal in my book.

[clumping platelets]

I think this is a win/win for both teams if it's confirmed