Official overall Carryover figures from 2012 into 2013 for all NFL clubs

Carryover money is one of 5 variables that factor into a team's Cap spending limit each year (click HERE to read an article I wrote about in June). Besides Carryover cap money, the other four variables are Cap penalties, finalized grievances, LTBE bonuses, & NLTBE bonuses. Of these 5, the most significant from year to year, is Carryover cap money--make note that I did not write Carryover cash money (cap money is different than cash money in most cases). Unless you're the Dallas Cowboys or Washington Redskins, carryover money is the best chance for you to create a competitive advantage vis-a-vis the salary cap. The two aforementioned clubs lost whatever competitive advantage they had by succumbing to cap penalties from the 2010 uncapped season (read about it HERE). Every other team in the league benefited from these penalties that handcuffed the Cowboys and Redskins, except for the Raiders and Saints, who were guilty of minor infractions during the 2010 season. 

Last year, the Giants carried over exactly $1,000,000 from their leftover cap money from the end of the Super Bowl championship season of 2011 into the 2012 regular season. Philadelphia carried over the most, at $23,046,035. The other two NFC East teams finished ahead of the Giants in this category (Washington was 16th & Dallas was 24th). This year the Giants' leftover cap amount that will be carried over into next season will be significantly less. At the moment, the Giants are $41,888 under the cap (as per the NFLPA's League Cap Report website)---the lowest amount in the league. If the season ended today, that would be the amount that is carried over into next season's cap spending limit. They are dangerously close to having to restructure another contract in order to get by these last two games (Snee or Weatherford would be the guys they would go to).

As long as the Giants avoid any rash of injuries the rest of this week in Practice, through the Detroit game--which is questionable since they like to go QB hunting, and into practice next week, they'll be fine with what they have. The giants could only afford to put one player on I.R. this week, which is what they did, but no more than that. Next week, they'll only be able to place one player on Injured Reserve. As long as no more than 1 player is hurt, they'll be okay. It is something to keep an eye on though this week against an angry Detroit team in their own stadium playing for their playoff lives.

To start this season, the Giants had the 26th highest amount of Carryover money out of 32 clubs, with $1,000,000. That places them $5,283,520 below the league mean in this category, with the average being $6,283,520. They'll likely end this season dead last in leftover cap space at $41,888 or less than that figure if they place another player on I.R. next week. Here are this season's Carryover figures:

Greatest carryover amount from 2012 into 2013:

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