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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 765050">It looks like the salary cap is set at 177.2 million.  Here's the updated math from the OP post with the minor Randall/Kizer adjustments included. Current cap space:  $20.5 million for the top 51.Now for the necessary subtractions:- Top 3 draft picks:  About $2.7 million over and above the cost of $500,000 minimum salary guys they replace on the 51 list.- Players 52 and 53 at the rookie minimm:  About $1 million- Practice squad:  About $1.3 million- Guys on PUP and IR get paid and count against the cap, so something has to be held in reserve for their replacements:  $4 million would be prudent, but don't expect to sign but one or two minimum  et FAs off the street in an emergency.That gets the effective usable cap space to $11.5 million.  High value free agent talk is a lot of champagne on a beer budget unless and until more cap space is cleared.</blockquote>

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