Final Cap numbers for all players on the Giants in 2013 (including Dead Money)

Here are the final cap numbers for the 2013 season for the players on the 53-man roster, Injured Reserve (13), & the 8-man Practice Squad. These cap numbers of these 74 players, when added together, come out to $114,251,153. This total, added to the Giants' overall final Dead Money total of $9,202,510 for this season comes out to $123,453,663.

These figures are courtesy of the Giants' salary cap page on OverTheCap.com. The only omission there is for OG Eric Herman. His cap number listed below is $23,824 (the lowest price that it costs to sign a player to a team's 53-man roster for a single week). I've calculated the Giants to be $24,947 under the salary cap to end the season (the lowest amount in the NFL). This is as per the NFL's public League Cap Report website. Without further ado, here are the cap numbers for the players on the Giants' 53-man roster:



Final cap numbers for the 2013 season for all players on the 53-man roster:

The positional breakdown for these 53 players is as follows:

*NOTE(S):

1 - Players whose cap numbers are shaded in gray have cap numbers that are equal to their salaries.

2 - Three of the players on the final 53-man roster were signed as Free Agents during the season: 
John Conner, Peyton Hillis, & Dallas Reynolds.

3 - Five of the players who are on the final 53-man roster were promoted from the Giants' Practice Squad: Charles James, Stephen Goodin, Marcus Dowtin, Julian Taley, & Eric Herman.

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Final cap numbers for the 2013 season for all 13 players on Injured Reserve:

*NOTE(S):

1 - Players whose cap numbers are shaded in gray have cap numbers that are equal to their salaries.

2 - Two players who ended the season on Injured Reserve were signed as Free Agents during the season: Brandon Jacobs & Da'Rel Scott

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Final cap numbers for the 2013 season for all players on the 8-man Practice Squad:

*NOTE(S):

1 - Players whose cap numbers are shaded in gray have cap numbers that are equal to their salaries; all of the players on the Practice Squad fall into this category.

1 - All 8 of these players who ended the season on the Giants' Practice Squad were signed to Futures contracts for the 2014 season yesterday (December 30, 2013), which was the first day teams could go ahead and do so.

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Of the 74 players listed above, roughly a little more than a third of them (35%) have cap numbers that are exactly the same as their salaries. The cap numbers of these 26 players can be identified in the three tables depicted above by way of gray highlighting on the right-hand-most column. Their breakdown is as follows:

• 14 players on the 53-man roster
• All of the players on the 8-man Practice Squad
• 4 players on Injured Reserve

They are listed below for the sake of reference as well:

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The Giants' Dead Money total for 2013 has been adjusted to be $9,202,510. This is $90,000 more than the figures that I listed last week. This difference is due to an extra $90,000 in Dead money for WR Julian Talley not being previously included when they should have (this adjustment is reflected on the Giants' team salary cap page on OverTheCap.com). 40 players are listed below for the Giants' Dead Money total this season. Their breakdown is as follows:

• 31 of them are off the team completely
• 6 are currently on the 53-man roster
• 2 are currently on the Practice Squad
• 1 is on Injured Reserve

The Dead Money amounts for all 40 of these players, as well as their status with the team, are as follows:

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This is the last post of the 2013 calendar year that I'm making. On a personal note, 2013 has been an interesting year with respect to starting up this blog. I started it just about 8 months ago, near the beginning of May, and I've learned a lot since then. I'm going to try and make some additions (possibly a brief podcast), to help add another dimension to what I'm doing here covering the Giants' cap. Twitter (@NYGCapCentral) has been an outstanding way to reach out to people, and communicate with others in the "cap community", for lack of a better word. Here's to an outstanding time covering the Giants' cap this year, and to an even better time in 2014 doing the same. To quote Billy Ray Valentine (played by the great Eddie Murphy) in Trading Places...

How will Antrel Rolle missing out on a $100,000 Pro Bowl bonus affect the Giants' salary cap in 2014?

According to Art Stapleton, Rolle missed out this bonus by not making the Pro Bowl:






If this $100,000 Pro Bowl bonus that Rolle missed out on is a Likely To Be Earned bonus (LTBE), then Rolle getting snubbed from making the Pro Bowl could be good news for the Giants salary cap-wise in 2014. This would mean that they would get an extra $100,000 in cap space credited their way to work with next season.

On the other hand, if this $100,000 bonus that Rolle missed out on was Not Likely To Be Earned (NLTBE), then the Giants could lose $100,000 in cap space from their adjusted 2014 salary cap.

There are 4 cases which are possible. I'll describe all 4 of them below. I've already determined which one Rolle fits into, but I'll create some drama for added affect. Can you guess which category Rolle fits into form the information below?

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CASE #1:
If this bonus was NLTBE, then there will be no residual effect with respect to next year's adjusted cap because the NFL bases bonuses on performance from the previous year. Since Rolle last made the Pro Bowl in 2010 (he also made it in 2009), this bonus looks to be NLTBE.

CASE #2:
If it was NLTBE--meaning that Rolle didn't make it to the Pro Bowl last year (which he didn't)--and Rolle makes it this year (which he didn't), then the Giants would get that $100 K subtracted from their cap next year.

CASE #3:
If it was LTBE--meaning that Rolle made it to the Pro Bowl last year--and Rolle didn't make it this year, then the Giants would get that $100 K credited to their cap next year to spend.

CASE #4:
If it was LTBE--meaning that Rolle made it to the Pro Bowl last year--and Rolle made it this year (which he didn't), then there would be no residual effect with respect to next year's adjusted cap.

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Ready? If you guessed case #1, then you're a winner! Just as I thought before researching Rolle's contract information (found at spotrac.com), it turns out that he does indeed fall into category #1:

Source: Antrell Rolle's contractual breakdown, as per spotrac.com

In this case, this neither benefits nor hurts the Giants from a cap standpoint next season. I've estimated the Giants' carryover amount as of now (that I know of), as per the NFLPA's public cap report website, to be $24,947. However, there will be other NLTBE & LTBE bonuses for other players on the Giants who will factor into the team's adjusted salary cap in 2014, be it in a neutral, negative, or positive fashion cap-wise for the Giants. Scenarios like #1 and #4 will have no effect on the Giants' adjusted cap next year. Scenario #2 would result in a cap decrease, whereas scenario #3 would result in a cap increase.

The reason Rolle's Pro Bowl bonus counts as NLTBE is because the NFL uses the previous year's performance to determine what is NLTBE and what is LTBE. For example, if Rolle made the Pro Bowl last year, then he'd be considered likely to repeat it, as per the CBA, thereby making this bonus LTBE. Since he didn't make the Pro Bowl last season, then making it this season is considered NLTBE by the NFL. This is why Rolle not making the Pro Bowl this year has no effect on the Giants' cap next season. If Rolle made the Pro Bowl this year, it actually would have cost the Giants $100,000 on their adjusted salary cap next year, adjusting it "down." Jason Fitzgerald wrote about it how this language works in an excellent article titled "A Guide to the NFL Salary Cap" in the subsection subtitled "Other Bonuses." Here's the relevant excerpt below:

Source: A Guide to the NFL Salary Cap - by Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com | February 19, 2013

Players on the Giants with split salaries this season

Four players that I know of currently on the Giants' 53-man roster now have salary splits in their contracts this season: Markus Kuhn, Terrell Thomas, Ryan Nassib, & Michael Cox.

NFL Salary Splits from 2011 to 2020 (as per the current CBA between the owners & NFLPA). It factors in 3 variables. They are as follows: (1) splits in respective years, (2) accrued seasons, (3) "up" splits, & (4) "down" splits.

• Kuhn is a 7th rounder form the 2012 draft class, & has already been on the books this year (the first 6 weeks of the season) as having a split.
• When he was on the PUP list; his regular base salary numbers kicked in again once he started practicing again from week 7.
• This resulted in the first 6 weeks of the season being counted at the "down" split number for players with 1 accrued season credited towards free agency of $303,000 instead of $480,000.
• The remaining 11 weeks of the 17 week season (including the bye week), were counted at the "up" rate of $480,000.
• Kuhn's cap number went from originally being $491,474 to start the year to now being $429,003.
• The Giants gained $62,471 in extra cap space to work with as a result.
• I wrote about the salary split for Thomas back in August; click HERE to read it.
• Nassib and Cox are draft picks who figure to have splits this year; click HERE to read how Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com explained it.

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Here are the 8 players who I think also have splits, but I'm not certain about:

• Adrien Robinson & Brandon Mosley are 50/50 to have splits this year since they were 4th round picks int he 2012 draft., as Jason explained in the article I linked above form Jason. I didn't list them because I'm not sure they have them for 2013.
• DT Mike Patterson is a player I wouldn't be surprised to see have a salary split this year either considering his health history and that he signed a one-year Minimum Salary Benefit (MSB) contract.
• Rookies with no accrued years who it would be logical to assume who also have splits in their salaries currently on the Giants' 53-man roster and who were promoted from the Giants' Practice Squad to the 53-man roster are Charles James, Stephen Goodin, Marcus Dowtin, Julian Talley, & Eric Herman.

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Three players on Injured Reserve now have salary splits in their contracts this season that are currently in effect:

• Shaun Rogers - split for 8 weeks out of 17; kicked in starting week 10
• Rogers's cap number went from being $620,000 to being $508,471 after the split took effect.
• The Giants gained $111,529 in extra cap space to work with as a result.
• Brandon Jacobs - split for 3 weeks out of 16 (Jacobs was signed week 2); kicked in starting week 15
• Jacobs's cap number went from being $522,353 to being $480,530 after the split took effect.
• The Giants gained $41,823 in extra cap space to work with as a result.
• Cooper Taylor - split for 1 week out of 17; kicked in starting week 17
• Taylor's cap number went from being $451,813 to being $444,931 after the split took effect.
• The Giants gained $6,882 in extra cap space to work with as a result.

That's a total of 7 players I know who have salary splits in their contracts this year. The other 8 that I mention could push that total to 15. I'd write about these splits in more detail if I had the time to do so today, but unfortunately I don't. I'll write something up about topic breaking it down in further detail in the near future.

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NOTE:

All player cap numbers mentioned above are courtesy of the Giants' team salary cap page at OverTheCap.com, run by Jason Fitzgerald. Cooper Taylor's cap number adjustment hasn't been updated there yet, but I confirmed the correctness of the updated figure of $444,931 that I posted above with Jason via e-mail.

Please go over to Jason's page for the most up to date and comprehensive NFL salary cap news available anywhere online. Things will be sure to get interesting as we come closer and closer to the start of the off-season from a cap standpoint. Now is as a good a time as any to get started on reading up about what has already happened, what is happening, and what will and could happen from a cap standpoint.

Updated list of 2013 cap numbers for all Giants players as well as Dead money amount for 2013

Here are the cap numbers for the players on the 53-man roster, Injured Reserve (13), & the Practice Squad (8) reflecting the 3 roster moves that were made yesterday. All figures are courtesy of the Giants' salary cap page on OverTheCap.com, with 3 calculated by me (Cooper Taylor, Eric Herman, & Travis Howard):

*Note(s):
1 - Players whose cap numbers are shaded in gray have cap numbers that are equal to their salaries.

2 - As of last night, I calculated the Giants to be $24,946 under the cap (based on the NFLPA's public salary cap figures) as a result of the 3 roster moves they made yesterday.

3 - Five of the players who are the 53-man roster now have been promoted from the Giants' Practice Squad: Charles James, Stephen Goodin, Marcus Dowtin, Julian Taley, & Eric Herman.

4 - Three of the players who are the 53-man roster now have been signed as Free Agents during the season: John Conner, Peyton Hillis, & Dallas Reynolds.

5 - Four players that I know of currently on the Giants' 53-man roster now have salary splits in their contracts this season: Terrell Thomas, Markus Kuhn, Ryan Nassib, & Michael Cox.



Here are the updated cap numbers for the players on the 53-man roster:

The positional breakdown for these 53 players is as follows:

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Here are the updated cap numbers for the 13 players on Injured Reserve:

*Note(s):
1 - Players whose cap numbers are shaded in gray have cap numbers that are equal to their salaries.
2 - Two players on Injured Reserve now were signed as Free Agents during the season: Brandon Jacobs & Da'Rel Scott

• in Scott's case, he was on the 53-man roster to start the season, was waived, re-signed to 53-man roster again, then waived/injured, & then placed on Injured Reserve).

3 - Three players on Injured Reserve now have salary splits in their contracts this season: Shaun Rogers, Brandon Jacobs, & Cooper Taylor.

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Here are the updated cap numbers for the players on the 8-man Practice Squad:

*Note(s):
1 - players whose cap numbers are shaded in gray have cap numbers that are equal to their salaries; as of now, all of the players presently on the Practice Squad fall into this category.

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The Giants have 26 out of 74 players on the team now (counting the players on the 53-man roster, the 13 players Injured Reserve, & the players on the 8-man Practice Squad) who currently have salaries equivalent to their cap numbers (roughly 35%). Out of these 26 players, 14 are on the 53-man roster, 4 are on Injured Reserve, & 8 are on the Practice Squad (all 8 on the Practice Squad have cap numbers equal to their salaries). The aforementioned figures are as follows:

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The Giants' Dead Money total for 2013 has now been adjusted to be $9,112,510 (this should be reflected soon on the Giants' team salary cap page on OverTheCap.com). Eric Herman's Practice Squad cap number/salary up until yesterday of $96,000 has been added to that amount. 40 players are listed below for the Giants' Dead Money total this season. Their breakdown is as follows:

• 31 of them are off the team completely
• 6 are currently on the 53-man roster
• 2 are currently on the Practice Squad
• 1 is on Injured Reserve

The Dead Money amounts for all 40 of these players, as well as their status with the team, are as follows:

I'll wait until next week, when the season is over, to make an entry on what the Giants' final cap numbers and Dead Money amount for the 2013 season will turn out being. If I had to say now though if I think the figures listed above will turn out to be the last updates of the season for cap numbers and dead money amounts, then I'd say that they would.

When is the earliest that the Giants can move away from the Will Beatty contract?

I was asked this question on BigBlueInteractive.com, and here is my reply: 

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Let's look at Beatty's contract first (who I mockingly have referred to this season as Will "Beat Me"):

Source: Will Beatty's salary cap page courtesy of OverTheCap.com

The Giants would actually lose cap space if they released Beatty in standard fashion next year; however, if they make him a June 1st cut in the 2015 off-season, then that would be the earliest that they would be able to divest themselves of him, and gain cap space instead of losing it, which is what occurs when cutting players early on after they've signed a new contract. In such a scenario, the Giants would gain $3,050,000 in cap room in 2015, spreading out Dead money on the books in two year: $2,500,000 in 2014, & $5,000,000 in 2015.

The scenario outlined above would be the first and earliest exit strategy away from Beatty, and would only occur if Beatty is an absolute wreck and waste of space cap-wise and roster-wise. He would basically have to turn into the Left Tackle version of Rick Ankiel (Ankiel was a baseball pitcher who suddenly began throwing wild pitches all over the place and never regained his previous form).

While a critic of Beatty's, I acknowledge that he isn't a complete waste of a roster spot---yet. I'd give him the next two years, and see what return the Giants could get on their investment. If he completely tanks, then you use the strategy above. If he's bad as opposed to embarrassingly bad, and you have a replacement on roster (a first round pick in 2014 in this scenario), then I'd keep him through 2015 after he's had a chance to compete for his job one last time.

A more reasonable approach would be to cut him after the 2015 season. As a normal cut that year, the Giants would stand to gain $4,175,000 in cap room for 2016 with $5 million remaining on the cap accounting books as Dead Money in one shot through the 2016 season.

Another way to do it would be to cut him after the 2015 season, not as a normal cut, but as a post-June 1st cut. In that scenario, the Giants would gain $6,675,000 in cap room for the 2016 season, leaving Dead Money to be spread out over the next two years, instead of just one, in the amounts of $2.5 million in 2016 & another $2.5 million in 2017.

Here's the bottom line: you don't reinforce a mistake by not seizing the opportunity to grab a quality left Tackle in the first round of the 2014 draft approximately 4 and a half months from now. You're not married to Beatty in a cap sense for any longer than a year at minimum (probably two). If the tackle is there, and he is the best player available that fits a need, then you take him. Let Beatty compete, and prove his worth. If he fails, then you can get rid of him after the 2014 or 2015 seasons.

Keep in mind that the Giants can also use Pugh's versatility on the OL, just as Diehl's was used throughout his career (especially in his earlier years). You could take advantage of Pugh's versatility, and move him to Guard for a year, or longer (keep in mind Pugh played Left Tackle throughout most of his collegiate career at Syracuse), in case you need to get by for a season with the draft pick and Beatty playing opposite each other at the two Tackle positions. Of course, it would be better to leave Pugh alone at RT, but I'm throwing that option out there since the Giants did when they drafted him. Hopefully Pugh stays right where he is.

Beatty's going to be here on the roster for at least another year--probably two--but this does not mean that you use his cap hit as a crux to handing him a job that he never really earned in the first place due to the lack of competition that he had at Left Tackle from within the roster, the high price of other starting Left Tackles in Free Agency in 2012, and the Giants' overall woes elsewhere on their OL at the conclusion of the 2012 season. That's basically the whole "you are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master" argument that Star Wars geeks are familiar with regarding young emo Anakin Skywalker.

Beatty is on this roster, but it doesn't mean he has to be handed a starting job just because of of his high cap number. This is especially dangerous since Beatty protects Eli's blind side. This is an issue that will be worth keeping an eye on going forward, especially if the Giants actually do go ahead and draft a Left Tackle (or even a Right Tackle in case Pugh is moved to OLT) in the first or second round of the upcoming draft in May of 2014.