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2008 SALARY CAP PAGE EXPLANATIONS
DISCLAIMER: Much time and energy has been put into producing the cap pages. The accuracy is contingent upon the many public resources available, thus, the information is NOT 100% correct and there is no attempt to portray it as such. The discrepancies are most likely directly proportional to the accuracy of the bonuses, the amount and how they are applied to the cap.
References and links will be added to help explain the basics of the cap and to give credence to the numbers presented for each and every player. Some links cover a number of players because they are members of the same draft class.
The salary cap page remains a work in progress. The content and style will be evaluated so as to produce the best page possible. Please send any questions, comments, or suggestions to Dozerdog, lordofgun, Ebenezer, or myself via PM on the message boards
Your resident capologists,
Robert Balistreri (clumping platelets)
Frank Stephen (Ebenezer)
We will be using this thread to explain the contents of the salary cap page. If you still need further help, please post your question(s) in a new thread. If you have information you think can help us produce a better cap page, please use the PM function and provide link.
Thread will also be used to provide footnotes and links to justify as best we can, the numbers we have provided.
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2008 Salary Cap Page Updated 2/20/08
Some of the columns are self explanatory, however, I will still briefly described the information in each column.
Player: Players presently under contract will be included on the cap page. If a player's name is not seen, it means that the player is in one of the free agent categories or is included in dead cap
Position: Player's primary position listed unless they are someone who can play multiple positions, then a more general term like 'OL' is used.
Salary: Player's salaries per NFLPA Website
Salary(Cap): Player's salary that is applied to the salary cap. This is used to identify veterans you have 1 yr veteran minimum deals or players who are not within the top 51 cap charges.
Amortized Bonuses: Signing bonuses can be "amortized" over a number of years. This practice allows for a player to receive large upfront money but spread out or "amortize" the cap hit over many cap years. In 2007, signing bonuses can only be amortized for 6 yrs (thru 2009). See LINK
Other Bonuses: 'Other Bonuses' consists of roster, reporting, workout, and option.
Likely-To-Be-Earned(LTBE): Separated out LTBE's from "Other Bonuses" to better explain bonuses
Not-Likely-To-Be-Earned(NLTBE): Separated out NLTBE's from "Other Bonuses" to better explain bonuses
Cap Hit: This number is what we believe to be the cap charge for each player. It sums the salary(cap), amortized bonuses, and other bonsues columns. Likely-to-be-earned bonuses (LTBE) and Not-likely-to-be-earned (NLTBE) will both be listed but NLTBE's do not get charged on cap until following cap year if earned. Whereas, LTBE count on cap and team gets cap credit on following year if not earned.
**TO BE CONT"D 3/1/08 CLUMP**
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