@adamlevitan There is no salary left to cut. His cap charge is driven by prorated money from earlier years. Whether they keep, trade, or cut him, the cap hit will be $10.1M to $11.4M in 2026.
LeBron James has more postseason victories (188) than all but eight NBA franchises. He is two games away from being the only NBA player in history to play in 300+ playoff games.
@ScoutKennedy Would you rather pay him even more money at end of year 6? I rather pencil in $22M for years 6-8 today, than pay market rate ($30M?) for years 7-10 at the end of year 6.
Saquon and Henry clearly overperformed their 2nd contracts.
@ScoutKennedy Depends when the deal is done though. If you add 3 years to his existing deal vs waiting until 2028 to add 3-4 new years, you’re aligning his contract more closely with his value on the field.
I talked to a couple ex-Eagles folks who said Ian Cunningham pulled off a coup in getting Johnston out of Philly. Cunningham and Johnston worked together for five seasons (2017-21) under Howie Roseman.
#Falcons have hired #Eagles exec Bryce Johnston as SVP of Football Adminstration/Senior Personnel Executive. Johnston will lead salary-cap strategy, serve as lead contract negotiator and be a key advisor to Ian Cunningham and Matt Ryan for roster building and long-term strategy.
Reminder that after 4 PM EDT on Monday, teams can start to sign players with no impact to the comp pick formula.
Will be interesting to see how the second wave of FA shakes out!
The most impressive part of this draft was that Falcons GM Ian Cunningham was dealt a bad hand in terms of draft capital. Atlanta only had 5 picks and no 1sts…
Ian and staff knocked it out of the park, and had some great value picks, especially in Rounds 2, 3, and 6.