FREEAGENCY FRENZY

[L-TownCat]

52 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

Updated 2025 Salary Cap Picture Entering Friday

Carolina Panthers $29.2 million

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25170703-nfl-free-agency-2025-teams-most-salary-cap-space-ahead-fridays-signings

If that’s truly current then hats must be tipped to the FO.  That’s pretty incredible.

[*FreeFua*]

2 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

If that’s truly current then hats must be tipped to the FO.  That’s pretty incredible.

Why?

[CarolinaLivin]

Free-agent WR Rondale Moore is visiting today with the Vikings.

[L-TownCat]

Just now, *FreeFua* said:

Why?

Well… we started with about 35 spent a billion and still have 29?  What isn’t impressive about that?  You can not like the players but the financial maneuvering is pretty wild.

[kungfoodude]

OTC shows it as: $26,699,732

Spotrac shows it as: $27,791,607

[kungfoodude]

I will say we are accumulating a fair amount of players with substantial void years on their contracts. That isn't uncommon but we have to be careful that we don't go full Saints.

[*FreeFua*]

6 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

Well… we started with about 35 spent a billion and still have 29?  What isn’t impressive about that?  You can not like the players but the financial maneuvering is pretty wild.

It’s not rocket science. Low cap hits this year with big cap hits next year 

and then every year this place wonder how we’re always cap strapped

[L-TownCat]

Just now, *FreeFua* said:

It’s not rocket science. Low cap hits this year with big cap hits next year 

and then every year this place wonder how we’re always cap strapped

Oh boo hoo, lighten up Francis.

[CarolinaLivin]

7 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

OTC shows it as: $26,699,732

Spotrac shows it as: $27,791,607

Weird. Not sure how or why the article I posted is different from Spotrac because the report I posted said the following: *Cap information via Spotrac, as of 12 a.m. ET on 3/14

Maybe Spotrac was updated after the article was posted. 

[CarolinaLivin]

Aaron Rodgers' best offer is apparently from the Giants

Although we don't know yet where Rodgers will end up, we do know that his biggest offer is coming from the Giants, according to The Athletic. If Rodgers is making his decision based on money, then maybe he goes to New York, but it still feels like the Steelers are the leader in the clubhouse, or maybe there's no leader in the clubhouse. No one seems to know with Rodgers. 

[kungfoodude]

3 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

It’s not rocket science. Low cap hits this year with big cap hits next year 

and then every year this place wonder how we’re always cap strapped

Currently 31 players on contract in 2026 with $89,178,390 in cap space per OTC. However, 5 of those players are just void deals and 2 of the players the financial terms of their contracts have not been disclosed yet.

So, we really aren't in great cap shape for 2026 at the moment. Lots more moves still on the table to see how it shakes out.

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, CarolinaLivin said:

Aaron Rodgers' best offer is apparently from the Giants

Although we don't know yet where Rodgers will end up, we do know that his biggest offer is coming from the Giants, according to The Athletic. If Rodgers is making his decision based on money, then maybe he goes to New York, but it still feels like the Steelers are the leader in the clubhouse, or maybe there's no leader in the clubhouse. No one seems to know with Rodgers. 

Oh Rodgers being an indecisive ***** again? Who saw that coming?!!!

[CarolinaLivin]

4 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

Weird. Not sure how or why the article I posted is different from Spotrac because the report I posted said the following: *Cap information via Spotrac, as of 12 a.m. ET on 3/14

Maybe Spotrac was updated after the article was posted. 

Looks like Spotrac is most up to date though it doesn't include the contracts for the following players: Rico Dowdle, Patrick Jones, Trevon Moehrig, Christian Rozeboom

[*FreeFua*]

3 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Currently 31 players on contract in 2026 with $89,178,390 in cap space per OTC. However, 5 of those players are just void deals and 2 of the players the financial terms of their contracts have not been disclosed yet.

So, we really aren't in great cap shape for 2026 at the moment. Lots more moves still on the table to see how it shakes out.

They cannot afford to whiff on this Tershawn signing. He better produce for what they’re paying. I don’t believe for a second there was another team offering anything close to this