A team's adjusted cap consists of three numbers:
- League cap number
- Prior year carryover adjustments for Likely To Be Earned (LTBE)/Not Likely To Be Earned (NLTBE) incentives
- Adjustments for Likely To Be Earned (LTBE)/Not Likely To Be Earned (NLTBE) incentives. In 2017, the Patriots were debited a total of $1,006,553 against their 2017 adjusted cap number because of LTBE/NTLBE calculations.
Vince Wilfork
Background
Earned LTBE incentives:
Unearned LTBE incentives:
Earned NTLBE incentives:
Unearned NLTBE incentives:
Matthew Slater
Patrick Chung
Patrick Chung
Patrick Chung
Patrick Chung
Patrick Chung
Unlikely since Chung would have to play an average 88.3 percent of the snaps the rest of the year.
Dont'a Hightower
Dont'a Hightower
Dont'a Hightower
James Develin
James Develin
David Harris
David Harris
Impossible
David Harris
Alan Branch
Alan Branch
Alan Branch
Julian Edelman
Impossible
Unlikely - $1,550,000
Possible - $1,850,000
$2,550,000
italicized
Ryan Allen
Nate Solder
Nate Ebner
Shea McClellin
Johnson Bademosi
Dont'a Hightower
Dont'a Hightower
Johnson Bademosi
Johnson Bademosi
Johnson Bademosi
LaAdrian Waddle
LaAdrian Waddle
Dion Lewis
Dion Lewis
Dion Lewis
Lawrence Guy
Lawrence Guy
Lawrence Guy
Duron Harmon
Duron Harmon
Duron Harmon
Possible since Harmon has played in 78.1 percent of the defensive snaps.
Alan Branch
Dont'a Hightower
Shea McClellin
Shea McClellin
* Rob Gronkowski's $1,000,000 incentive can be earned in one of the following four ways
1,069 receiving yards
11 touchdowns
69 receptions
74 percent playing time
* Rob Gronkowski's $3,000,000 incentive can be earned in one of the following four ways
1,069 receiving yards
* Rob Gronkowski's $5,500,000 incentive can be earned in one of the following five ways
Probable since with 4 TDs, 26 receptions, and 401 receiving yards Gronk is on pace for 1,069 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, 69 receptions, and 74 percent playing time. Gronkowski is battling Zach Ertz who has 4 touchdowns, 34 receptions, and 405 receiving yards for the All-Pro award at the tight-end position. My prediction is that Gronk's blocking prowess gives him the edge
Summary
Possible - $1,050,000
Probable - $6,900,000
Julian Edelman
Shea McClellin
Rex Burkhead
Matthew Slater
David Harris
Alan Branch
Austin Carr
Cody Hollister
Jason King
David Jones
Kenny Moore
Credits
Unearned LTBE incentives
Unearned LTBE 46-man active roster bonuses (Edelman, Burkhead, Slater, Harris, Branch and McClellin)
Guaranteed Salary Offset Credit -
Total Credits -
League Cap
Prior Year Carryover
Adjustment
Patriots Adjusted Cap
2018 Cap Commitment
Ted Karras
2018 Cap Space
Q: Your cap space number is currently around $5 million. Why do you think that they will end up with $3.5 million?
Q: Who are those eight players?
Dwayne Allen
Mike Gillislee
Rob Gronkowski
Dont'a Hightower
Chris Hogan
Dion Lewis
Nate Solder
LaAdrian Waddle
Q: How could the Patriots create more cap space?
Q: How can injuries change your estimates?
Q: How would a David Harris removal from roster affect your estimates?
Q: What would happen to a player's 2018 cap number if he reaches a NLTBE incentive in 2017?
Q: Can Gronkowski earn $9.5 (1+3+5.5) million in incentives this year?
Q: Will rushing for a touchdown, however unlikely, help Gronkowski reach his incentives?
Q: Some reports of Gronkowski's incentives do not mention scoring 14 touchdowns as part of his top tier?
Q: What will take to move some of Alan Branch's playing-time incentives from possible but unlikely to just unlikely?
Q: Besides the already mentioned players what Patriots have incentives for the 2018 season whose likeliness to be earned classification will be determined by how they do in 2017?
1.) David Andrews
James White
Q: What is Eric Rowe's snap percentage?
Eric Rowe
Rowe
Q: How else can playing-time affect the Patriots cap?
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