Ron Rivera reportedly says the Panthers are "open to trading D. Will"

[The Huddler]

He isn't better than having a quiality RG, CB, etc. being brought in.....with the created cap space.

I was under the impression that there is no point in getting rid of Dwill cause the cap hit will be almost the same as just keeping him. Is that just cutting him or something?

If all we gain is a 5th 6th round scrub then no. But if we clear space to possibly attain quality players to fill holes then this aint as bad as i thought

[jdpanther5]

I was under the impression that there is no point in getting rid of Dwill cause the cap hit will be almost the same as just keeping him. Is that just cutting him or something?

If all we gain is a 5th 6th round scrub then no. But if we clear space to possibly attain quality players to fill holes then this aint as bad as i thought

We actually lose space if we cut him this year prior to June.

$8.2m cap hit if he's on the roster.

$9.6m cap hit if he's cut.

However, we can cut/trade him after June 1 and split the impact between two years.

2013 hit: $3.2m (savings of $5m)

2014 hit: $6.4m (savings of $2.8m)

2015 hit: $0 (savings of $10.2m)

[Dash Global]

cut his ass after june 1st and sign some players

[Kevin Greene]

He'll probably go for a third.

Let's see, I'm a GM and can draft a good running back prospect in the 3rd and pay him next to nothing or send my 3rd to Carolina for a 7 year vet with a huge Cap number.

Hmmmmmm.......

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Sean Alexander and Edgerrin james after prime seasons were dangled for third rounders and no one bit bc they were close to 30.

[SmashNDash]

We'd be lucky to get a 4th or 5th from him, like the above poster said, if Edge and Alexander couldn't get picks, Deangelo coming off a 600 yard season sure isn't.

[hepcat]

Deangelo is generally healthy and could give a contender a workhorse back for at least another season or two. That's worth about a 4th or 5th rounder...If they could snag a third I'd be really surprised.

[IamSoClutch]

we should aim for a 4th so we could possible trade both of them to get into the 3rd round

[csx]

Deangelo is generally healthy and could give a contender a workhorse back for at least another season or two. That's worth about a 4th or 5th rounder...If they could snag a third I'd be really surprised.

A 4th or 5th plus a hefty contract. If it was just a draft pick it would be an easy move to make.

[Gucci Mane]

It makes more sense to keep him another year then talk about this.

[thefuzz]

Guys, it's nearly impossible to trade DWill.

We overpaid, and most GM's are not as stupid as Hurney was.

[CRA]

It makes more sense to keep him another year then talk about this.

so it makes more sense to talk about trading him when he would then be a 31 yr old RB with an even bigger salary?

[nosuchthingasapanther]

It makes more sense to keep him another year then talk about this.

as already pointed out...

keeping him next season - 8.2m cap hit

cutting him after june first - 3.2m cap hit

i like what gettleman is doing, but the man only has so much cap room to play with right now.

just like gamble was an obvious decision to make cap room, williams is the next in line no brainer.

[Gucci Mane]

so it makes more sense to talk about trading him when he would then be a 31 yr old RB with an even bigger salary?

Well yea if you expect him to rush for more than 600 yards... and his salary increases like 1 mill. not that huge.