Redskins 2012 Salary Cap Status

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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Count me in as an interested party. 2013 is not looking good.

They can move a ton of 2013 salary to 2014 if they need to in order to make a big move or two. Most notably, Fletcher has a 5.5 million salary in 2013, if he's back, but they can move about 3.5 million of that into the future when he won't be on the team (they'll still have to pay it of course).

The big issue is that the 2012 roster has to be strong. We know it's young. If it's young and weak, 2013 is going to be a tear-down rebuilding year under a reorganized front office. If it's a young, strong roster in 2012, then 2013 will largely be about staying the course and trying to maintain gains (Shanahan might try to take the next step, but I think the most prudent use of 2013 is to attempt to maintain any gains made this season). The cap won't prevent the Redskins from keeping their young players. It's just going to prevent going outside the organization to get core pieces that every team could use.

Here's a list of all free agents next year (not including anyone still on the market this year):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...XJGSGNFOWFITGc