Panthers Latest Salary Cap Figures.

[Keep Pounding]

Carolina is next at $5.8 million and that figure factors in the recent extension signed by receiverSteve Smith.

That doesn't include the June 1st cap designation for Wharton either....

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/34203/nfc-south-salary-cap-update-2

[TylerVagyler]

How much do we get for Wharton? 7mil?

[Marguide]

Imagine that.

We have 71 players under contract, and will be more than $10 million under the cap come June 1st. Not bad at all.

People that get overly concerned about our cap position forget that this is what these people do for a living. Hurney may do some stupid stuff from time to time, but he knows how to manage the cap.

[TylerVagyler]

Also, if the Falcons are so strapped for cash, how are they in talks for Asante?

[UNCrules2187]

Also, if the Falcons are so strapped for cash, how are they in talks for Asante?

I really do think that was just a leverage ploy/power play to get Grimes to sign his franchise tag and come to OTAs. I don't think they had real interest in Samuel and obviously it worked since Grimes was spooked into signing the tag.

[Darknight]

Imagine that.

We have 71 players under contract, and will be more than $10 million under the cap come June 1st. Not bad at all.

People that get overly concerned about our cap position forget that this is what these people do for a living. Hurney may do some stupid stuff from time to time, but he knows how to manage the cap.

Only the 51 of the 71 players count towards the cap so yeah, we are still sitting pretty good. To get more, we can even restructure Gross' contract which I don't think we didn't yet.

[chknwing]

now, if carolina doesnt use it, they can carry it over to the next year? possibly use towards resigning jstew? I'm thinking they will hold onto it to see who shakes loose from other teams com august.

[TylerVagyler]

I think the money goes toward Shocker resigning and extended Stew.

[carpanfan96]

now, if carolina doesnt use it, they can carry it over to the next year? possibly use towards resigning jstew? I'm thinking they will hold onto it to see who shakes loose from other teams com august.

Yep, I think that's what the team will end up doing. They might sign one or two guys in August, but the majority of that cap room makes it to next season.

[PantherPhann89]

Very, very good... We need to make sure we resign Stew, (if he wants to stay, of course).

[hepcat]

Very, very good... We need to make sure we resign Stew, (if he wants to stay, of course).

Would love to see Stewart resigned and would be nice to see Deangelo restructure his contract to open up some space but that might come next offseason...

[PantherPhann89]

Would love to see Stewart resigned and would be nice to see Deangelo restructure his contract to open up some space but that might come next offseason...

Yes, I forgot to mention that we'd need D Will to regnotiate his contract. I'm not sure why we paid that much to resign D Will or C Johnson. I think that they both would've resigned for less, maybe I'm wrong though.

[Razeyfingers]

Yes, I forgot to mention that we'd need D Will to regnotiate his contract. I'm not sure why we paid that much to resign D Will or C Johnson. I think that they both would've resigned for less, maybe I'm wrong though.

Looked like to me that Richardson was trying to set the market value for a bunch of positions and it appeared that the owners needed to start paying players right after the lockout in order to gain some sort of credibility back with them. The owners had to show that they would live up to there end of the bargain. Richardson, being the former player, was the owner most likely to start this movement to paying out big contracts, being respected as he is amongst the owners (a man who intends to better the sport and not extort it).

. . . also people were calling him cheap but I dont think he factored that in, it was just a bonus.

[PantherPhann89]

U may be rght, but paying way too much solves nothing and doesn't prove anything