You don't have to be under the cap until after final cutdowns to a 53 man roster. But then is includes all 53 players and your practice squad. Once you are "in season," then it is a $5m a pop hit for going over the cap. But during the "off" season, there is no penalty for being over the cap.

No, there is no rule that you cannot sign free agents even if you are over the cap during the off season.

So, we have our QB...

LT: My hope is now that Armstead is signed and has "set" the market that the Colts can get Eric Fisher signed in the near future. If not Fisher, Nate Solder, Riley Reiff and (ugh) 36 year old Duane Brown are still out there and unsigned. If Ballard is not sold on Pryor, there are veteran options.

WR: T.Y. Hilton, Julio Jones, Jarvis Landry, Will Fuller, Sammy Watkins, Odell Beckham Jr.... all are still available and getting cheaper by the day as free agency dollars dry up.

TE: I wonder if Ryan could talk Doyle about coming out of retirement for another year or three? :)

CB: Stephon Gilmore, Joe Haden, Kyle Fuller, Tavon Young, Chris Harris, Patrick Peterson, Janoris Jenkins, Bryce Callahan, Jason Verrett, Xavier Rhodes, A.J. Bouye... all available and all having had some level of success in the NFL in their history. Kick the tires and light the fires but they also get cheaper by the day.

Still a lot of names out there that could help our squad in 2022 and fill out a roster. Just because Ballard has not thrown crazy money around yet does not mean there are not still good players available.

Keep the faith. His moves on trades so far have been brilliant this year. He got more for Wentz than I expected, paid less for Ryan and got a, IMO, better player at a more important position in Yannick by giving away Rock who was not best suited for the new DC. Keep watching!!

That is way way to much for a wide receiver, both in money and in draft capital.

Yeah, that’s actually a smart move for the Chiefs. It’s the old Belichickian sell high maneuver.

Hill is really good but he’s not as good as Miami is paying him.

That’s an insane deal. You can find his replacement in this draft alone. KC is about to restock in a very talented draft. Bad teams do stupid things, good teams take advantage of them.

Dolphins and Browns continue to shoot themselves in the foot.

Armstead didn't set the market, his deal is only $15 million per year.

Would have been nice :cool:

Sorry, I meant to set the market for this off-season. He should be the highest paid free agent LT this year. Now everyone can set their expectations.

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...A/ArmsTe00.htm

He missed half the season last year, and was too expensive with bad cap management