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@Ted__Tweets what position groups are the Patriots most heavily invested in, and do you see those investments trending in other directions in the years to come?
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I expect the numbers for safeties and tight ends to decrease in the future.
@StephenPSheehan: Of the following four players, who will still be here beyond 2018?
- Brandin Cooks
- Shaq Mason
- Trey Flowers
- Malcom Brown
@Brian23056717: Must they keep extra cap space for injuries during the year.
@AlexSmi32868281: How do the incentives Gronk earned last year affect his cap number this year?
@R3agansmash: How long until someone breaks the 30 mil/ year contract barrier? as a secondary Who do you think it will be?
@jamessheehan199: What do you think patriots do in the first round of the draft?
@kptb12: Any idea why Brady hasn't gotten a contract extension?
Tom Brady
@BenHubb: What are 3 reasonable moves the patriots could make to increase cap space?
- Release Dwayne Allen which would create $4,520,000 in cap space with no dead money.
- Release Mike Gillislee which would create $1,701,250 in cap space with no dead money.
- Release Shea McClellin which would create $1,870,000 in cap space with $833,334 in dead money.
@Danbelanger1/: whats going to happen if teams keep throwing money at players like this but the cap remains the same? Im all for players getting paid but at some point your going to run short and a correction will have to be made no?
@rlbyrne29: Miguel do players on PUP count against cap? For example, wondering how Shazier will count for Pitt.
@fguillot76: Are there any FA currently that you would hate for the Pats to lose, and which past FA did you hate seeing leave. Would love to get your thoughts
@D_Batista23: could pats receive multiple 3rd round comps for butler and solder ? Or is it capped as one comp per round
@JustinMH90: Is there a way to restructure Dwayne Allen’s contract so the cap hit goes down this year but he doesn’t lose any money?
@blkz0: sorry if you already answered this, what's the cap number for a fifth-year option (2019) on Shelton? the deadline to pick up the option is in May 2018 right?
Does your salary cap number include the 2017 carry over?
Question: What is your current Patriots salary cap number?
League cap
Prior year carryover
Adjustment
Patriots adjusted cap
2018 cap commitment
2018 CAP SPACE: $21,195,108
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