Per ESPN´s Len Pasquarelli, the Rookie Cap for each Team is:
1. San Diego: $6,024,776
2. Oakland: $5,170,440
3. Jacksonville: $5,050,059
4. Arizona: $4,706,896
5. Tennessee: $4,702,937
6. Cincinnati: $4,639,928
7. Detroit: $4,580,926
8. Houston: $4,449,138
9. N.Y. Giants: $4,370,100
10. Atlanta: $4,329,933
11. Denver: $4,296,669
12. San Francisco: $4,143,162
13. New England: $4,130,090
14. N.Y. Jets: $3,999,265
15. Pittsburgh: $3,904,326
16. Philadelphia: $3,748,154
17. Chicago: $3,738,616
18. Buffalo: $3,640,573
19. Cleveland: $3,612,999
20. Minnesota: $3,538,788
21. Tampa Bay: $3,289,627
22. Indianapolis: $3,129,590
23. Seattle: $3,106,600
24. Washington: $3,098,865
25. New Orleans . . . $2,960,636
26. Dallas . . . $2,895,414
27. St. Louis . . . $2,763,323
28. Green Bay . . . $2,733,855
29. Kansas City . . . $2,704,631
30. Carolina . . . $2,608,614
31. Miami . . . $2,491,245
32. Baltimore . . . $2,202,960
Per ESPN´s John Clayton, the Salary Cap Status, as of 22/04, for each Team is:
Arizona Cardinals: $6.9 million under
Atlanta Falcons: $1.765 million under
Baltimore Ravens: $4.19 million under
Buffalo Bills: $2.317 million under
Carolina Panthers: $1.7 million under
Chicago Bears: $4.16 million under
Cincinnati Bengals: $5.3 million under
Cleveland Browns: $5.99 million under
Dallas Cowboys: $10.1 million under
Denver Broncos: $287,000 under
Detroit Lions: $7.129 million under
Green Bay Packers: $1.6 million under
Houston Texans: $4.4 million under
Indianapolis Colts: $5.5 million under
Jacksonville Jaguars: $7.94 million under
Kansas City Chiefs: $7.19 million under
Miami Dolphins: $5.1 million under
Minnesota Vikings: $13.5 million under
New England Patriots: $2.25 million under
New Orleans Saints: $11.3 million under
New York Giants: $6.95 million under*
New York Jets: $3.2 million under
Oakland Raiders: $2 million under
Philadelphia Eagles: $10.4 million under
Pittsburgh Steelers: $326,000 under
St. Louis Rams: $737,000 under
San Diego Chargers: $6.4 million under
San Francisco 49ers: $1.6 million under
Seattle Seahawks: $5.1 million under
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $2.98 million under
Tennessee Titans: $532,000 under
Washington Redskins: $1.63 million under
- $5.05 Million ´Savings´ realized via Kerry Collins Release added.
Subtracting of the Rookie Cap from the Salary Cap Status yields a New Salary Cap Status:
Arizona Cardinals: $2.193 Million under
Atlanta Falcons: $2,565 Million over
Baltimore Ravens: $1.987 Million under
Buffalo Bills: $1,271 Million over
Carolina Panthers: $0.909 Million over
Chicago Bears: $0.421 Million under
Cincinnati Bengals: $0.643 Million under
Cleveland Browns: $2.377 Million under
Dallas Cowboys: $7.104 Million under
Denver Broncos: $4.05 Million over
Detroit Lions: $2.548 Million under
Green Bay Packers: $1.134 Million over
Houston Texans: $0.05 Million over
Indianapolis Colts: $3.37 Million under
Jacksonville Jaguars: $2.889 Million under
Kansas City Chiefs: $4.485 Million under
Miami Dolphins: $2.608 Million under
Minnesota Vikings: $9.961 Million under
New England Patriots: $2.081 Million over
New Orleans Saints: $8.339 Million under
New York Giants: $2.969 Million under
New York Jets: $0.8 Million over
Oakland Raiders: $3.177 Million over
Philadelphia Eagles: $6.651 Million under
Pittsburgh Steelers: $3.579 Million over
St. Louis Rams: $2.027 Million over
San Diego Chargers: $0.375 Million under
San Francisco 49ers: $2.544 Million over
Seattle Seahawks: $1.993 Million under
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $0.31 Million over
Tennessee Titans: $4.171 Million over
Washington Redskins: $1.469 Million over
The Bottom Line to all of this is that the Teams listed as over will have some adjustments to make to their Rosters to sign their recent Rookie Selections. Some of these adjustments may Re-Negotiations with Current, and perhaps Highly-Paid Player(s), or Releases of Player(s) -either outright if the ´Savings´ are substantial, as demonstrated with Kerry Collins, or after 6/1 to defer some prior Signing Bonus $$$ into the 2005 Salary Cap.
