Analysis: As NFL salaries continue to rise, more teams adopt new rules for roster-building
The Cowboys signed Demarcus Lawrence to a five-year, $105 million contract. By John Clayton April 12 at 8:01 AM The Dallas Cowboys took the first step this week in what is certainly one of the tougher NFL roster-building challenges in years, by signing defensive end Demarcus Lawrence to a five-year, $105 million contract.
Here are the latest rules of NFL roster-building, followed by a look at the teams dealing with some of the bigger challenges in the coming year.GMs and cap experts said that teams should keep the combined cap number for their top eight or so players to around $80 million, so there is around $100 million available for the rest of the roster, including practice squad and injured players.
While Dallas has a lot invested along its offensive line, the teams that most closely follow the above positional rules include the Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers.Because of the rising cost of top players, cap managers are conscious of structuring agreements so that teams have the flexibility to move on quickly if a player doesn’t work out.
— The Seattle Seahawks currently have seven players making more than $10 million a year, but safety Kam Chancellor’s $12 million average comes off the books this summer because of his neck problems, and wide receiver Doug Baldwin’s $11.5 million salary could be jeopardized by his third surgery of the offseason. Meanwhile, quarterback Russell Wilson gave the Seahawks until Monday to get him a long-term deal, and the team appears willing to pay him more than Aaron Rodgers’ $33.5 million year.
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