Measuring the moves the Patriots made Saturday -- roster-cutdown day -- and their impact on the salary cap.
Officially, the NFL stops using the Top 51 rule at midnight on Thursday, September 6. I stopped using it Friday because it's easier for me to do so. What does that mean? I'm going to include everyone in my salary cap space number going forward. Who is everyone?
- The 52 players on the current roster
- The four players on IR -- Isaiah Wynn, Braxton Berrios, Christian Sam and Ulrick John.
- A suspended Julian Edelman.
- The two NFI (Non-Football Illness) players -- Darren Andrews and Cody Hollister.
- The 10 practice squad players. For now, I'm presuming they'll get the minimum weekly salary of $7,600. The Patriots do often pay their practice squad players more than the minimum.
Dwayne Allen
David Jones
Luke Bowanko
Shane Wimann
1.
Luke Bowanko:
2.
Ralph Webb:
3.
Damarius Travis:
4.
K.J. Maye:
5.
Mike Gillislee:
6.
Ulrick John
7.
Vincent Valentine:
8.
Cyrus Jones:
9.
John Atkins:
10.
Eric Lee
11.
Christian Sam
12.
Braxton Berrios
13.
Jomal Wiltz
14.
Corey Bojorquez
15.
Danny Etling
16.
A.J. Moore
17.
Isaiah Wynn
18.
Marquis Flowers
19.
Brandon Bolden
20.
Cole Croston
21.
Kenneth Farrow
22.
James Ferentz
23.
Trent Harris
24.
Jason King
25.
Harvey Langi
26.
Riley McCarron
27.
Henry Poggi
28.
Brian Schwenke
29.
Matt Tobin
30
Will Tye
Answering some logical follow-up questions:
Question:
Answer:
Troy Chapman
Question:
Answer:
Question:
Answer:
Question:
Answer:
Braxton Berrios
Question:
Answer:
Matthew Slater
Nate Ebner
Nicholas Grigsby
Brandon King
Question:
Answer --
League cap
Prior year carryover
Adjustment
Patriots adjusted cap
2018 cap commitment
Isaiah Wynn
Braxton Berrios
Christian Sam
Ulrick John
2018 CAP SPACE:
Question: How many Patriots players are now signed for the 2019 season?
Answer:
Question: How many Patriots players are signed for the 2020 season?
Answer:
Question: How many Patriots players are signed for the 2021 season?
Answer:
Question: How many Patriots players are signed for the 2022 season?
Answer:
Question: How many Patriots players are signed for the 2023 season?
Answer:
Shaq Mason
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