2013 Imd Free Agency

[Robb4242 2,701]

Let's kick it off.

Free Agency has started. Overview of timeline....

17 Feb

Teams may bid on any free agents, UFA, RFA, or franchised player

Teams may franchise a player or offer tenders to their RFA

Teams may cut up to 2 players

20 Feb (11:59pm EST)

Deadline to franchise a player

Deadline to tender an RFA

Deadline to cut a player

22 Feb (11:59pm)

Deadline to bid on an RFA or a franchised player

25 Feb (11:59pm)

Deadline for matching a bid on an RFA. If the bid is not matched, you lose the RFA.

1 Mar (11:59pm)

Deadline for bids on UFAs

4 Mar (11:59pm)

Deadline for bids in the bidoff period

Please remember the rules for creating bids. Also remember the rules for releasing players. You can find the rules here: https://sites.google...ee-agency-rules. If there are any date discrepancies between the posted rules and this post, this post is the deciding authority. Go by these dates here. I could have missed something when I was updating last year's rules on the website.

To find your cap space go here: https://sites.google...salary-cap-info

To see bids go here and follow the link to the position you are looking for: https://sites.google...imd/free-agents. You will also find the listing or all free agents here, including any released players.

Let the games begin

DO NOT EDIT POSTS PRIOR TO POST #306

Will announce bidoff winners tomorrow evening.

[ssippifalcon 568]

Ok do i just pm you to make a bid or release a player?

[Robb4242 2,701]

Ok do i just pm you to make a bid or release a player?

Post it & I'll let you know within 24 hours (hopefully much sooner)

[ssippifalcon 568]

ARIZONA CARDINALS GM

Ok i wanna release kevin kolb his savings would be 7,500,000, and i think according to the rules i actually save 75% of that which is actually rounded down to about 5,500,000, is this right?

Also if i can start bidding on free agents then i wanna make a bid on joe flacco.

My offer 5 year 100 mil with a 25 mil signing bonus.

Base. Bonus. Total

Year 1. 10,000,000 2,000,000 12,000,000

Year 2. 15,000,000 9,000,000 24,000,000

Year 3. 20,000,000 6,000,000 26,000,000

Year 4. 27,500,000 5,000,000 32,500,000

Year 5. 27,500,000 3,000,000 30,500,000

The arizona cardinals would hearby like to place the franchise tag of 10.6 mil on CB Greg Toler.

Year 1. 10,600,000

Also resign DE nick eason to a 2 year 2 mil deal with a 500,000 signing bonus.

Year 1. 1,000,000 250,000 1,250,000

Year 2. 1,000,000 250,000 1,250,000

Id also like to make a bid on S Chris Hope. Offer is a 1 year 1,500,000 deal. No signing bonus.

Year 1. 1,500,000 0 1,500,000

Let me know if i did something wrong, im still trying to figure out how to work contracts and stuff. This looks right to me but im not completely certain, thanks.

Edited February 17, 2013 by ssippifalcon

[Francis York Morgan 25,144]

Panthers GM here. We regret to confirm the release of Chris Gamble, our cornerback for the last nine years. While he has enjoyed several productive seasons here in Carolina, it is of no question to us at this point that he has failed to live up to his mammoth contract. Over the past three years he has failed to play a for a full season a single time, and he's only played at all in 30 of the 48 games, accumulating 3 interceptions and 22 pass deflections over that time period, and he turns 30 in March. The Panthers wish him the best in his future ventures, but feel that it is in our best interests to look to the draft and free agency in filling that void.

The Panthers are currently contemplating many other cuts, but choose to abstain from making their last cut for the time being. Chris Gamble's contract had a 11 million cap hit for the 2013 season, and we save 8 million of that amount by releasing him, which, abiding by the standards set by the IMD commissioner, comes out to 6 million in cap space. That gives me a total of 21 million in cap space to work with.

In addition to this move, the Panthers are putting in bids on the following free agents:

To Desmond Bryant, DT, Oakland Raiders:

Base_____________Bonus_____Total____

Year 1. 1,500,000------750,000-------2,250,000

Year 2. 2,000,000------750,000------2,750,000

Year 3. 2,500,000------750,000------3,250,000

Year 4. 2,000,000------750,000------2,750,000

Equates to a 4 year, 11 million dollar deal with a 3 million dollar signing bonus.

To Greg Toler, CB, Arizona Cardinals:

Base_____________Bonus______Total____

Year 1. 1,500,000------750,000--------2,250,000

Year 2. 1,750,000------1,250,000------3,000,000

Year 3. 2,250,000------1,000,000-----3,250,000

Equates to a 3 year, 8.5 million dollar deal with a 3 million dollar signing bonus.

((Okay, this text formatting sucks massive dong, I can literally click edit and save changes and it'll return a different format wtf))

Edited February 17, 2013 by TuggIe2

[Kennesaw77 75]

Titans:

Cuts:

The Titans will be cutting C Eugene Amano. Amano was set to earn $3.685 million.

Offers to RFA:

C/OG Fernando Velasco

Level 1 tender: $1,000,000 tender for Right of first refusal and draft selection at the players original salary level.

OG Kevin Matthews

Level 1 tender: $1,000,000 tender for Right of first refusal and draft selection at the players original salary level.

FA's:

OG Chad Rinehart

3 year deal | $2.250 million | $750 k signing bonus

Year 1 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 2 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 3 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 1 Cap Hit: 1,000,000

FB Jerome Felton

3 yrs $4,500,000

Year 1: $1,500,000 Base = $1.5M Cap Hit

Year 2: $1,500,000 Base

Year 3: $1,500,000 Base

TE Martellus Bennett

3 yrs $7,500,000

Year 1: $2,500,000 Base = $2.5M Cap Hit

Year 2: $2,500,000 Base

Year 3: $2,500,000 Base

DE Michael Bennett

3 year deal | $2.250 million | $750 k signing bonus

Year 1 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 2 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 3 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 1 Cap Hit: 1,000,000

K Rob Bironas

2 yrs $3,000,000

Year 1: $1,500,000 Base = $1.5M Cap Hit

Year 2: $1,500,000 Base

OLB Gerald Mcrath

2 Yrs $1,000,000

Year 1: $500,000 = $500,000

Year 2: $500,000

Edited February 18, 2013 by Kennesaw77

[Rai 674]

Ignore. Put in next post.

Edited February 17, 2013 by Rai

[KSFALCON 29]

Tampa Bay cuts -

Eric wright - cb - 7,750,000

Dan orlovsky - qb - 1,500,000

Total - 9,250,000

75% - 7,000,000

New cap - 42,000,000

[jfalconsp 2,669]

Cincinnati Bengals

The Bengals have decided to part ways with Jamaal Anderson, DE. After going on IR last season and with only having 7.5 career sacks since entering the league in 2007, the Bengals feel the cap savings of $2.5 million ($1,875,000 after 75%) is better spent on other needs.

The Bengals have also decided to part ways with Jason Allen, CB. Jason Allen was a 1-year pick-up who only even active for 4 games and was held back by a hamstring injury on top of that. While his presence on the roster was appreciated due to the lingering health issues of our first round draft pick Dre Kirkpatrick, we expect Kirkpatrick to be healthy and ready to go this season. His cap savings of $3.7 million after the $400k in dead money ($2,775,000 after 75%) will be used to help better the team in other areas of need.

For both cuts, the total savings after the 75% rule is $4,650,000 which will round to $4,750,000. This gives the Bengals 39.75 million in cap space to work with this off-season. Look for the Bengals to be big players in FA and make a push towards getting past the Texans in the first round of the playoffs this seasons.

Edited February 17, 2013 by jfalconsp

[papikaika_ 14]

Dallas Cowboys

Cuts:

Dan Connor | LB

The Dallas Cowboys will release LB Dan Connor, often injured and not living up to the player he was projected to be because of it, we wish him luck in his future in the league. Cowboys will be freed up of $2.25 mil ($4.35 mil cap hit - $1.35 dead money * 75%). Bringing the Cowboys total Free Agency spending to $17.25 mil.

Offers:

Anthony Spencer | DE/LB

5 Years | $35 million | $5 mil signing bonus

Base Bonus

Year 1 | 6,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 7,000,000

Year 2 | 7,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 8,000,000

Year 3 | 7,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 8,000,000

Year 4 | 7,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 8,000,000

Year 5 | 8,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 9,000,000

Year 1 Cap Hit: $7,000,000

Ernie Sims | LB

2 Years | $1.5 million | $500 k signing bonus

Base Bonus

Year 1 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 2 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 1 Cap Hit: 1,000,000

Edited February 20, 2013 by ikaika_

[Guest King Jigsaw]

The Philadelphia Eagles have placed the Franchise Tag on CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie at the price of $10.6M.

[B_Lo_Touchdowns 4,740]

Seattle Seahawks

Offer DT Richard Seymour Oakland Raiders

Vet minimum as rotational player

1yr/$1M

Offer CB Eric Wright Tampa Bay Bucs

"Prove yourself deal"

1yr/$2.5M ($1.5 guaranteed)

Edited February 17, 2013 by B_Lo_Touchdowns

[Guest King Jigsaw]

No bids on Alex Smith yet? Interesting.

Edited February 17, 2013 by King Jigsaw

[The Falchemist 676]

Houston Texans:

Cuts

Texans organization has decided to part ways with wide receiver Kevin Walter and nose tackle Terrell McClain.

Cap relief: $3,000,000 (75% of Walter's $3.5m + McClain's $555k)

New cap figure: $28 million

FA Bids

TBA

[mumblesjr 610]

Chiefs

chiefs cut matt cassel(9.8 cap) netting another 7.5 in cap space??

Dwayne Bowe

5 Years | $55 million | $4 mil signing bonus

Year 1 | 10,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 12,500,000

Year 2 | 10,500,000 | 0,000,000 | 11,000,000

Year 3 | 10,000,000 | 0,500,000 | 10,500,000

Year 4 | 9,000,000 | 0,500,000 | 10,500,000

Year 5 | 9,000,000 | 0,500,000 | 10,500,000

Year 1 Cap Hit: 12,500,000

Brandon Albert

4 Years | $20 million | $2 mil signing bonus

Year 1 | 5,000,000 | 500,000 | 5,500,000

Year 2 | 5,000,000 | 500,000 | 5,500,000

Year 3 | 5,000,000 | 500,000 | 5,500,000

Year 4 | 5,000,000 | 500,000 | 5,500,000

Year 1 Cap Hit: 5,500,000

William Moore

5 Years | $20 million | $3 mil signing bonus

Year 1 | 3,100,000 | 600,000 | 3,700,000

Year 2 | 2,900,000 | 600,000 | 3,500,000

Year 3 | 4,000,000 | 600,000 | 4,600,000

Year 4 | 3,400,000 | 600,000 | 4,000,000

Year 5 | 3,600,000 | 600,000 | 4,200,000

Year 1 Cap Hit: 3,700,000

Edited February 17, 2013 by mumblesjr

[SBorBust 196]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Daryl Smith- LB

3yrs $14,000,000 including $6.75M Bonus

Year 1: $2,250,000 Base + $2,250,000 Bonus = $4.5M Cap Hit

Year 2: $2,500,000 Base

Year 3: $2,500,000 Base

Jason Jones -DT

4yrs $13,250,000 including $4M Bonus

Year 1: $1,500,000 Base + $1,000,000 Bonus = $3M Cap Hit

Year 2: $1,750,000 Base

Year 3: $2,500,000 Base

Year 4: $3,500,000 Base

Terrance Knighton -DT

4yrs $11,500,000 including $3M Bonus

Year 1: $1,000,000 Base + $750,000 Bonus = $1.75M Cap Hit

Year 2: $2,000,000 Base

Year 3: $2,500,000 Base

Year 4: $3,000,000 Base

Greg Jones -FB

2yrs $3,000,000

Year 1: $1,500,000 Base = $1.5M Cap Hit

Year 2: $1,500,000 Base

Derek Cox -CB

4yrs $10,750,000 including $3M Bonus

Year 1: $750,000 Base + $750,000 Bonus = $1.5M Cap Hit

Year 2: $1,750,000 Base

Year 3: $2,500,000 Base

Year 4: $2,750,000 Base

Louis Vasquez -OG

4yrs $11,000,000 including $2M Bonus

Year 1: $1,500,000 Base + $500,000 Bonus = $2M Cap Hit

Year 2: $1,500,000 Base

Year 3: $2,500,000 Base

Year 4: $3,500,000 Base

Joselio Hanson -CB

1yrs $250,000

Year 1: $250,000 Base = $250K Cap Hit

Jordan Shipley -WR

1yrs $250,000

Year 1: $250,000 Base = $250K Cap Hit

George Selvie -DE

1yrs $250,000

Year 1: $250,000 Base = $250K Cap Hit

Zach Potter -TE

1yrs $250,000

Year 1: $250,000 Base = $250K Cap Hit

Kyle Bosworth -LB

1yrs $250,000

Year 1: $250,000 Base = $250K Cap Hit

Edited February 17, 2013 by SBorBust

[SBorBust 196]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Jaguars release CB Aaron Ross (75% of $4,038,333 - $666,667 in dead money) = $2,362,083 cap relief

and

OT Guy Whimper (75% of $1,825,000 - $500,000 in dead money) = $868,750 cap relief

Total Cap Relief: $3,230,833 round to $3,200,000

Ross did not play up to his contract or the expextations the former front office had for him. Was serviceable at best in his 9 starts and was outplayed by rookie Mike Harris.

Whimper lost his job to second-year udfa Cameron Bradfield. During Whimper's only year (2011) as a starter, Pro Football Focus credited him with a league-high 14 sacks allowed.

[Francis York Morgan 25,144]

Panthers GM here with another free agency bid:

To Kevin Walter, WR, Houston Texans (cut):

Base____________Bonus_____Total___

Year 1. 250,000------250,000-------500,000

Year 2. 500,000------250,000------750,000

Year 3. 250,000------250,000------500,000

Equates to a 3 year, 1.75 million dollar deal with a .75 million dollar signing bonus.

[Rai 674]

St. Louis Rams

$25 million cap space

The St. Louis Rams have decided to cut RB Steven Jackson who was set for $7 million and OT Wayne Hunter who was set for $4 million after dead money deduction. Total savings: $11 million. 75% = $8.25 million. Total cap space = $33.25 million.

• 
  

RFA

Jermelle Cudjo DT - Level 1: $1 million for right of First Refusal.

Own FA

Danny Amendola WR

4 year deal with a $4 million signing bonus

Year 1 salary: $2 million

Year 2 salary: $2.5 million

Year 3 salary: $3 million

Year 4 salary: $3.5 million

Year 1 cap hit is: $3 million

Total salary is: $15 million over 4 years

Barry Richardson OT

1 year deal

Year 1 salary: $750,000

Total salary is: $750,000 over 1 year

Robert Turner OL

2 year deal with a $1 million signing bonus

Year 1: $500,000

Year 2: $1 million

Year 1 cap hit is: $1 million

Total salary is: $2.5 million over 2 years

William Hayes DE

3 year deal with a $3 million signing bonus

Year 1 salary: $1 million

Year 2 salary: $1.5 million

Year 3 salary: $2 million

Year 4 salary: $2.5 million

Year 1 cap hit is: $2 million

Total salary is: $10 million over 3 years

Bradley Fletcher CB

1 year deal

Year 1 salary: $1.5 million

Total salary is $1.5 million over 1 year

...

$24 million in cap space left.

Edited February 18, 2013 by Rai

[Rai 674]

ST. LOUIS RAMS

$24 million remaining

Sebastian Vollmer OT

4 year deal with a $8 million signing bonus

Year 1 salary: $2 million

Year 2 salary: $3 million

Year 3 salary: $4 million

Year 4 salary: $5 million

Year 1 cap hit is: $4 million

Total salary is: $22 million over 4 years

Mike Wallace WR

5 year deal with a $10 million signing bonus

Year 1 salary: $3 million

Year 2 salary: $4 million

Year 3 salary: $5 million

Year 4 salary: $6 million

Year 5 salary: $7 million

Year 1 cap hit is: $5 million

Total salary is: $35 million over 5 years

Thomas Howard LB

2 year deal with a $1 million signing bonus

Year 1 salary: $1 million

Year 2 salary: $1 million

Year 1 cap hit is: $1.5 million

Total salary: $3 million over 2 years

Jairus Byrd S

5 year deal with a $10 million signing bonus

Year 1 salary: $2 million

Year 2 salary: $3 million

Year 3 salary: $4 million

Year 4 salary: $5 million

Year 5 salary: $6 million

Year 1 cap hit is: $4 million

Total salary is: $30 million over 5 years

Henry Melton DT

4 year deal with a $8 million signing bonus

Year 1 salary: $2 million

Year 2 salary: $3 million

Year 3 salary: $4 million

Year 4 salary: $5 million

Year 1 cap hit is: $4 million

Total salary is: $22 million over 4 years

...

$5.5 million in cap space left.

Edited February 18, 2013 by Rai

[cnasty 2,185]

Bears-

Cuts-

Devin Hester- 2013 Base - 1,857,523 2013 Dead - (833,335) 2013 Cap figure - 2,940,856

Kellen Davis- 2013 Base - 2,400,000 2013 Dead - (1,350,000) 2013 Cap Figure - 3,850,000

Offers:

RFA -

Nate Allen - DT - Level 1 offer

Troy Nolan - S - Level 1 offer

UFA-

Brian Urlacher - 3 year 15 million. 6 million signing bonus. 3 mil per year. Year 1 - 5 mil hit

Jason Campbell - 4 year 3.5 million. 500k signing bonus. 750k per year. Year 1 cap hit - 1.25 mil hit

Henry Melton - 6 year 36 million. 12 million signing bonus. Year 1: 2 mil. Year 2: 3 mil. Year 3: 4 mil. Year 4: 5 mil. Year 5: 5 mil. Year 6: 5 mil. Year 1 cap hit: 4 mil

Desmond Bryant - 6 year 48 million. 12 million signing bonus. Year 1: 4 mil. Year 2: 5 mil. Year 3: 6 mil. Year 4: 6 mil. Year 5: 7 mil. Year 6: 8 mil. Year 1 cap hit: 6 million

Louis Vasquez - 6 year 42 million. 18 million signing bonus. Year 1: 2 mil. Year 2: 3 mil. Year 3: 4 mil. Year 4: 5 mil. Year 5: 5 mil Year 6: 6 mil. Year 1 cap hit: 5 million

Approximately 11 mil left.

Edited February 19, 2013 by cnasty

[Robb4242 2,701]

ARIZONA CARDINALS GM

Ok i wanna release kevin kolb his savings would be 7,500,000, and i think according to the rules i actually save 75% of that which is actually rounded down to about 5,500,000, is this right?

Also if i can start bidding on free agents then i wanna make a bid on joe flacco.

My offer 5 year 100 mil with a 25 mil signing bonus.

Base. Bonus. Total

Year 1. 10,000,000 2,000,000 12,000,000

Year 2. 15,000,000 9,000,000 24,000,000

Year 3. 20,000,000 6,000,000 26,000,000

Year 4. 27,500,000 5,000,000 32,500,000

Year 5. 27,500,000 3,000,000 30,500,000

The arizona cardinals would hearby like to place the franchise tag of 10.6 mil on CB Greg Toler.

Year 1. 10,600,000

Also resign DE nick eason to a 2 year 2 mil deal with a 500,000 signing bonus.

Year 1. 1,000,000 250,000 1,250,000

Year 2. 1,000,000 250,000 1,250,000

Id also like to make a bid on S Chris Hope. Offer is a 1 year 1,500,000 deal. No signing bonus.

Year 1. 1,500,000 0 1,500,000

Let me know if i did something wrong, im still trying to figure out how to work contracts and stuff. This looks right to me but im not completely certain, thanks.

Not exactly right on the first one.....

Base. Bonus. Total

Year 1. 10,000,000 2,000,000 12,000,000

Year 2. 15,000,000 9,000,000 24,000,000

Year 3. 20,000,000 6,000,000 26,000,000

Year 4. 27,500,000 5,000,000 32,500,000

Year 5. 27,500,000 3,000,000 30,500,000

Should be

Joe Flacco

5 year deal w/ 25 million signing bonus

Year 1 base salary 10,000,000

Year 2 base salary 15,000,000 (using your numbers, this salary is incorrect. Base salaries can increase by only 20% per year, so the max here is 12,000,000. All the rest below need to be adjusted as well)

Year 3 base salary 20,000,000

Year 4 base salary 27,500,000

Year 5 base salary 27,500,000

Year 1 cap hit: $15,000,000

Total contract: $135,000,000

Oh, and I round up on the cuts, so you get an extra $250,000 for cutting Kolb. I'm adding 5,750,000 to your cap.

[Robb4242 2,701]

The Panthers are currently contemplating many other cuts, but choose to abstain from making their last cut for the time being. Chris Gamble's contract had a 11 million cap hit for the 2013 season, and we save 8 million of that amount by releasing him, which, abiding by the standards set by the IMD commissioner, comes out to 6 million in cap space. That gives me a total of 21 million in cap space to work with.

I think you may be technically correct here, but the way I described it in the rules is that we subtract dead money from the cap hit to get the savings. There is no dead money with Gamble if he's cut. Now technically, the bonus probably does count against his actual cap hit if he's cut, but I'm not 100% positive. So if we stick with what we have in the rules, you save the entire 11 million by cutting him so the cap space relief you get would be the full 7,500,000.

[Robb4242 2,701]

To Greg Toler, CB, Arizona Cardinals:

Base_____________Bonus______Total____

Year 1. 1,500,000------750,000--------2,250,000

Year 2. 1,750,000------1,250,000------3,000,000

Year 3. 2,250,000------1,000,000-----3,250,000

Equates to a 3 year, 8.5 million dollar deal with a 3 million dollar signing bonus.

All bonuses must be equal every year. So Year 1 cap hit is 2,500,000.

Also, Toler was franchised so you have to either up the offer or cancel the bid.

[Robb4242 2,701]

Titans:

Cuts:

The Titans will be cutting C Eugene Amano. Amano was set to earn $3.685 million.

Offers to RFA:

C/OG Fernando Velasco

3 year deal | $2.250 million | $750 k signing bonus

Year 1 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 2 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 3 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000

Year 1 Cap Hit: 1,000,000

OG Kevin Matthews

2 yrs $500,000

Year 1: $250,000 Base = $250K Cap Hit

Year 2: $250,000 Base = $250K Cap Hit

Are you offering deals or are you tendering?