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Jets Rookie Contract Estimates

by Chris Menn on May 3, 2013

Since the implementation of the 2011 NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement the rookie salary cap, figuring out how much a rookie will get paid has gotten much easier as teams are only allocated a fixed amount based on the current salary cap. The Jets have an estimated obligation to the 2013 draft class of $37,412,837 over [...]

Jets Should Emulate Colts And Dolphins

by Dennis Agapito on February 8, 2013

We often hear the Jets should try to emulate successful organizations around the NFL, Packers, Giants, Steelers, and Patriots when it comes to building their team.  It makes sense to look at other franchises building strategies but doesn’t mean they need to copy others to have positive results.  Maybe just this year the Jets should [...]

The $8.1 Million Salary Cap Space Fallacy

by Dennis Agapito on October 2, 2012

Thanks to Mike Florio and Pro-Football-Talk there is a fallacy running around that the Jets have $8.1 million in cap space to use for the 2012 season.  Even though the September 3rd Florio article had a disclaimer which explained his numbers only included 51 players, not 53 and injured reserve (IR) cost which would count [...]

Matt Slauson Takes A Paycut

by Chris Menn on August 10, 2012

The Star-Ledger is reporting that Jets guard Matt Slauson has taken a $258,000 pay cut in his 2012 salary reducing his pay from $1.308 million to $1.05 million. With this move Slauson’s pay is now fully guaranteed with a signing bonus of $435,000 to go along with his $615,000 base salary. Slauson had recently won [...]

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The Jets Rookie’s Contracts, The Rookie Wage System And The Salary Cap

by Dennis Agapito on May 12, 2012

Thanks to the NFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signing drafted rookies has become faster and easier.  Many people think the “rookie wage system” is new but it was actually implemented in the 1993 CBA, but revised in 2011, to remove loopholes which allowed the system to be circumvented.  The improved “rookie wage scale” in [...]

Jets Salary Cap Analysis: Free Agency

March 13, 2012

Now is a good time to take a look at the Jets salary cap position before entering free agency.  All incentives and raises are over while the cap is set at $120.6 million, so a clear understanding of the team’s finances is available for analysis.  Numbers are sometimes rounded and/or approximated just to keep things [...]

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D’Brickashaw Ferguson Restructures Contract

February 24, 2012
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Here’s a follow up to a recent article about the 2012 salary cap, and where the Jets stand compared to their AFC east counterparts.  Jets’ tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson has agreed to restructure his contract to provide the team with some much needed salary cap relief.  Ferguson lowered his 2012 guaranteed base salary ($9 million) and [...]

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Jets Have Less Salary Cap Space Than Any AFC East Team

February 22, 2012
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According to NYJetscap.com, the Jets salary cap issues appear to be worse than originally thought.  Thanks to increases in salaries via incentive bonuses as well as adjustments under the new CBA, the Jets currently have far less space than any of their AFC East rivals.  The current numbers include an $8.39 million carryover from 2011. General Manager [...]

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How The Jets Can Get $29 Million Under The 2012 Salary Cap

February 15, 2012
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The Jets can create $29 million in salary cap space for the 2012 season. They will have to maneuver the 2013 salary cap to ensure space for that year given the ramifications of moves made on the 2012 cap.  Most of the numbers come from Jason at NYJETSCAP.com and I want to thank him for helping with [...]

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Jets are keeping Holmes

February 8, 2012
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The deadline has passed on the possible cutting of  Santonio Holmes and his cap hit has nearly doubled from $7.75 million to $15.25 million for being on the roster today. The Jets’ financial commitment to Holmes practically doubled on Wednesday, meaning they’re locked into him for $15.25 million in guarantees. A $7.5 million guarantee (most [...]

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