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Originally Posted by ukcolt
Assuming Mewhort can stay healthy and plays to the levels he has, or better, then i say it is a no brainer to resign him, especially as we ought to have a fairly healthy salary cap situation again next year. Continuity on the offensive line is also a major thing for good Oline play.
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In 2018, the Colts currently have 13 guys who are signed to veteran (5th year and beyond) contracts: Luck, Castonzo, Hilton, Hankins, Sheard, Simon, Doyle, Langford, Woods, Hunt, Locke and Turbin.
In 2018, the Colts currently have 20 guys who are signed to rookie contracts as Colt draftees: Kelly, Dorsett, Green, Anderson, Geathers, Clark, Ridgeway, Parry, Morrison, Good, Haeg, Blythe, Hooker, Wilson, Basham, Banner, Mack, Stewart, Hairston and Walker.
In 2018, the Colts currently have 42 guys who were UDFA or street free agents in the first 4 years of their NFL career: Mount, Bray, McGill, Ferguson, Vujnovich, Morris, Swoope, Sokoli, Jackson, Farley, Milton, Rhodes, Rogers, Smith, Maggitt, Williams, Sanchez, Wiliamson, Cage, Mitchel, Cooper, Leak, Redmond, Hightower, Dainels, Walker, Bond, Radcliff, Thomas, Howard, Crossan, Muller, Ugokwe, Jeter, Griffey, Sickels, Porter, Gibbons, Hester, Lyles, Hennessy, Allie-Cox.
For those keeping track, that means that 62 out of 75 guys currently signed for 2018 have less than 4 years experience in the NFL. Thanks Grigson!
Assuming that the cap rises in 2018 by roughly the same amount it has over the past three years, then the NFL salary cap should be around $174m next year. The 2017 Colts would currently roll upwards of $15m into 2018 of 2017 money and our current 2018 obligations are sitting at $107m, that leaves:
$82.000 million Free Cap Space in 2018
Colts UFAs in 2018 include:
Current Starters:
CB Vontae Davis
OG Jack Mewhort
WR Donte Moncrief
PK Adam Vinatieri
RB Frank Gore
FS Darius Butler
Possible Starters / Possible Quality Depth:
OLB Akeem Ayers
OLB Barkevious Mingo
WR Kamar Aiken
QB Scott Tolzien
ILB Jon Bostic
OG Brian Schwenke
CB Rashaan Melvin
Depth Guys:
DE Lavar Edwards
TE Brandon Williams
CB Darryl Morris
More than enough to re-sign our guys and find a couple of gems in free agency.
Cheers,