JeffGollin said:
The "as of March 3" chart shows the following:
SHELTON
Base: $3.0 Mil
Bonus $0
Total: $3.0 Mil
CLEMENT
Base: $2.4 Mil
Bonus $0.6 Mil
Total: $3.0 Mil
THOMPSON
Base: $2.0 Mil
Bonus $0.7 Mil
Total: $2.7 Mil
SHAWN KING
Base: $0.85 Mil
Bonus $0.25 Mil
Total: $1.1 Mil
If we trade any of these guys, what's the cap savings on each? If we release these guys, what's the cap savings or hit on each?
These are the four guys who appear to be most expendible due to their high compensation within the context of the amount they would contribute to the team next season. I'm guessing that, whether or not they go or stay, could have a sizable influence on how many more FA's we can fit under the cap.
Please enlighten us?
That was me with the limited info that I had. I been researching the net for any info on Shelton and I found that in AZ republic artical on what his cap hit is.
Below is the artical.
Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 5, 2005 12:00 AM
The Cardinals granted the agent for offensive tackle L.J. Shelton permission to pursue a trade, just 15 months after the team re-signed Shelton to a lucrative contract extension.
"A number of teams have expressed interest," said Eric Metz, an agent based in Phoenix. "We look forward to starting anew someplace else."
Rod Graves, Cardinals vice president of football operations, declined comment, as did Shelton. advertisement
If Shelton leaves, the Cardinals will have paid heavily for his services. In November 2003, he signed a five-year extension that included a $2 million raise in 2003 and a $5 million signing bonus.
Combine that with the $3 million Shelton earned in salary this year, and the Cardinals have paid him $10 million in just more than a year.
When he signed the deal, Shelton expected to be the team's left tackle for years to come. But that changed when Dennis Green became head coach last year. Shelton, who underwent ankle surgery last off-season, showed up to minicamp overweight, putting him on Green's bad side.
Shelton, who had started at left tackle for most of the previous four seasons, was replaced in the starting lineup by Leonard Davis, then earned the starting right tackle's job a month into the season. He finished the season on injured reserve because of a sprained knee.
Shelton has recovered from the injury, and at 29 should draw interest from other teams. He is due to make a salary of $3 million in each of the next four seasons.
Shelton isn't going to be picky about where he plays next, said Metz, whose agency, Lock, Metz and Malinovic, represents Shelton, as does Vance Larimer, who is based in Colorado.
"He has no preference where he lives. He just wants to play football," Metz said. "He's on the right side of 30, and he's proven he can excel in the offensive line at this level."
Metz didn't rule out the possibility of returning to the Cardinals, saying Shelton would handle this off-season "professionally, regardless of the outcome."
If the Cardinals trade Shelton, they would absorb a salary-cap cost of about $3.34 million, the portion of Shelton's signing bonus not accounted for in previous years. The Cardinals should have considerable room under the cap this spring, so they could afford the cap cost of trading Shelton.
I would think this is correct information so that is what I based my info on.
Mike
