With the latest estimates from AskTheComish.com on salary cap situations and a question about what the Lions could afford in free agency I came up with the following point, that I figured I'd post here as well for future reference:
The Lions have an estimated $17.84 million in cap space going into free agency of which they'll probably need about $6 million for their draft picks (Lawrence Timmons and LaMarr Woodley were drafted where the Lions top 2 picks will be and signed for a cap value of $2.81 million last year - which means the Lions top 2 picks will likely be signed for about $3 million this year if you consider a 8% premium). That will leave about $11.84 million for FA acquisitions and player resigning. Of this number $1.825 million has already been allotted to Dwight Smith, meaning the Lions now have ~$10 million to play with...
Salary Cap Numbers Updated...
Posted on: February 28, 2008 1:03 pm
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