The official salary #s for tagging Peppers.

[frash.exe]

A staggering $16.683 million ducats.

According to figures released today by the NFL Players Association, the Carolina Panthers would have to pay Julius Peppers more than $7.6 million more than the average franchise tender amount for defensive ends in order to keep him for the 2009 season under a franchise tag.

The collective bargaining agreement requires teams who franchise players to give then one-year tender offers of an average of the top five 2008 salary cap figures of players at the position, or a 20 percent raise over their '08 salary, whichever is greater.

Peppers falls under the latter category. His $13.9025 million cap number for '08 was more than $5 million more than any other defensive end and fifth highest in the NFL behind only quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Carson Palmer and Aaron Rodgers.

Since the '09 franchise tender amount for defensive ends (average of top five salaries) is $8.991 million, Peppers' tender would be $16.683 million, reflecting the 20 percent raise.

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/

...gonna need a lot of players to restructure in order to both re-sign Gross and tag Peppers, and sign draft picks without doing anything else. Not only do we have to tag him, we need to have a reasonable amount of money to be able to do so in order to convince teams who don't want to give up draft picks, but want him this year instead of next, that we don't have to rescind it.

Jake "Turnover" Delhomme, 11 million dollar man, come on down to rework the numbers!

[SorthNarolina]

Lucas too, Jake and Lucas are both near the end of there contracts so their cap hits are more inflated than they should be, they are also making more money than they should be

[frash.exe]

Lucas too, Jake and Lucas are both near the end of there contracts so their cap hits are more inflated than they should be, they are also making more money than they should be

Lucas will probably be given his walking papers. He doesn't have the best reputation in the locker room, and whether or not the scheme was the problem in the way they made him defend the pass, they're of course going to look at him not earning his money, and being in his late 20s they are going to let him walk.

The infallible Delhomme will probably restructure, however.

[rayzor]

if peppers doesn't sign the contract it doesn't hurt our cap. we can tag him and let him work out a trade if he wants to play somewhere else.

just because we slap his butt with the tag doesn't mean that we are going to have to pay him.

[unicar15]

Hopefully we can work a deal out with a team because he is not signing long-term and I reallllly don't want to pay that tag number.

[Skew]

if peppers doesn't sign the contract it doesn't hurt our cap. we can tag him and let him work out a trade if he wants to play somewhere else.

just because we slap his butt with the tag doesn't mean that we are going to have to pay him.

Does mean we are going to pay him no, but if he is tag, that money will count against the cap. And at certain times of the year the team has to be under the cap even if a trade is in the works.

So basically, if we tag him, that money will count against the cap until he is actually traded.

[Cavscout]

Does mean we are going to pay him no, but if he is tag, that money will count against the cap. And at certain times of the year the team has to be under the cap even if a trade is in the works.

So basically, if we tag him, that money will count against the cap until he is actually traded.

Also, if he gets mad that we tagged him and signs it and decides to play one year for all of that money ...we're screwed :lurk5:

[Snake]

:dupe:

[Snake]

Does mean we are going to pay him no, but if he is tag, that money will count against the cap. And at certain times of the year the team has to be under the cap even if a trade is in the works.

So basically, if we tag him, that money will count against the cap until he is actually traded.

We dont have to be under the cap till right before TC so its possible we could Trade him before that and be under the cap at that time.

I still feel though guys pep is gone. We are gonna tag Gross and let pep walk. Yea I know it seems unfair but the guy gave us 7 years so just be happy with that. Its the better move to keep a player here that wants to be here then to take a risk of losing players over one thats not happy.

[PantherPearly]

Lucas will probably be given his walking papers. He doesn't have the best reputation in the locker room, and whether or not the scheme was the problem in the way they made him defend the pass, they're of course going to look at him not earning his money, and being in his late 20s they are going to let him walk.

The infallible Delhomme will probably restructure, however.

According to who?

[Skew]

We got to be under the cap at certain dates. The first date comes in Feb. Others come later.

[rayzor]

Does mean we are going to pay him no, but if he is tag, that money will count against the cap. And at certain times of the year the team has to be under the cap even if a trade is in the works.

So basically, if we tag him, that money will count against the cap until he is actually traded.

We dont have to be under the cap till right before TC so its possible we could Trade him before that and be under the cap at that time.

that ^^^

[jaybee1182]

oh, nothing personal Luke. Sorry that we let our best player on offense break your face and then in an effort to keep a beast on the defense that doesn't want to be here we are giving you the boot. I hope the next team you play for is twice as considerate as we've been.

[Snake]

According to who?

Yea I have not herd much about him being a cancer ether. The fact is though he is counting 9 mill on the cap so if he dose still want to play he will have to restructure his contract for much lower. I doubt he will stay though.