Potential Cap Casualties 2025

[JP51]

On 2/19/2025 at 11:48 AM, The Jokeman said:

Only guy on that list worth cutting is Von, the rest I don't see the savings vs finding a replacement does anything to help us. I wouldn't be opposed to package AJE to acquire a Garrett or Crosby back in a trade. 

I agree the replacement cost actually increases our cap in all likelihood. 

[BarleyNY]

15 minutes ago, JP51 said:

I agree the replacement cost actually increases our cap in all likelihood. 

The other issue is that keeping Jones will add $7.75M to what I refer to as “total cap burden”. (The total cap dollars in all years that keeping a player on the roster adds to the team’s annual caps.) IOW, cutting him next month doesn’t do our 2025 cap any favors, but it does eliminate his 2026 cap hit, which is substantial. The total difference in cap space is $7.75M to keep him this season. If he can’t play anymore, then cut him and manage the 2025 cap in other ways. Other players can be restructured or they can use a post 6/1 designation on him. That is much better than burning nearly $8M in space. 

[GASabresIUFan]

5 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

IOW, cutting him next month doesn’t do our 2025 cap any favors, but it does eliminate his 2026 cap hit, which is substantial.

I don't think it changes his 2026 void year cost.

[BarleyNY]

33 minutes ago, GASabresIUFan said:

I don't think it changes his 2026 void year cost.

It does. Simply put, every dollar paid to a player hits the cap. Jones is set to make $7.75M in cash this season. That hits the cap this season and next (due to the void years) if we keep him on that contract. Obviously he has some unaccounted for cap dollars that have yet to hit it too. Those would be spread out over this season and next if he stays on the team or just hit this season if he is released next month. (Also a post 6/1 designation would push out some of the hit if cut next month.)

[ColoradoBills]

37 minutes ago, GASabresIUFan said:

I don't think it changes his 2026 void year cost.

 

Yes it does.  If cut in March, his "void year" cost in rolled into the total dead cap for 2025.

His total guaranteed in 2025 is only $3.9M

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/14523/daquan-jones

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On 2/19/2025 at 1:30 PM, Buffalo_Stampede said:

There has to be a bad GM out there that will look at Epenesa having 18 sacks the last 3 years and want to trade a lower mid round pick for him.

 

Epenesa is also the type of young player that could be used in a packaged trade. Either for another player or to trade up.

No there isn't.

 

If he had value to another team he'd have signed elsewhere for more money last year.

 

This isn't Madden where you can re-sign a guy and trade him away for substantial draft capital.

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On 2/19/2025 at 4:01 PM, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

I think 3rd rounder is too much obviously... but he played 1000 snaps for one of the better offenses, and offensive lines, in the NFL.  There's a market for his services, and he is a starter for many teams in the league.  

 

 

He is definitely a starter for one team. And we have nothing close to a  proven replacement.

 

Why on earth would we trade an inexpensive starter for a 6th or 7th round pick.

 

Replacing him with an immediate starter would, at a minimum, cost more in FA or a high draft pick.

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Where is Curtis Samuel on this list?

[st pete gogolak]

Don’t tell me that they are going to cut Martin & Lewis?  Hey, pretty lady!