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How does Ram potentially retiring affect the cap
Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:48 am
Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:48 am
How much would we still owe him
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:53 am to Lsujacket66
If you want to have a good day it's best not to think about it
Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:59 am to Lsujacket66
This is where it pays to have good owners - Kraft would get him some money down the road and Ram would trust him to do so and would retire
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 10:00 am
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:19 am to Lsujacket66
Works best for us if he doesn't officially retire until after this next season because we have his bonus money prorated out for another few years. Even if he can't play, I think we see him on the roster all year.
Retiring next offseason saves us $18mil vs. the 2025 cap but we'll carry $11.5 mil in dead money in 2025 and $12 mil in dead money in 2026.
Retiring next offseason saves us $18mil vs. the 2025 cap but we'll carry $11.5 mil in dead money in 2025 and $12 mil in dead money in 2026.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:22 am to SirWinston
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This is where it pays to have good owners - Kraft would get him some money down the road and Ram would trust him to do so and would retire
This isn't about money in his pocket. This is about cap implications, which ownership can't fix. Ram was one of our 2 "piggy banks" to get under the cap and there is a monstrous amount of dead cap waiting.
I believe that he took a paycut and there is a good chance he's a roster spot only, b/c he can't "retire" until June of 2025, for cap purposes. We're basically paying him a few million to not destroy our 2025 cap (which would happen if he retired today).
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:24 am to SlowFlowPro
I see. I'm retarded 
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:25 am to SirWinston
No. You just needed to be educated a bit.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:31 am to SlowFlowPro
His contract restructure down to the minimum tells you exactly how this is going to work. He will go on PUP for season, retire next season.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:32 am to saints5021
The $6.5M in guarantees is what I was referencing. We're basically paying him that not to retire this year. 
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:34 am to Lsujacket66
Is Ram basically looking like a no-go for the start of the season? If he is good to go though, how long does he last before going on IR?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:34 am to JRE1980
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Is Ram basically looking like a no-go for the start of the season?
Start? I don't think it's expected he plays a down this year.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:37 am to SlowFlowPro
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I believe that he took a paycut and there is a good chance he's a roster spot only, b/c he can't "retire" until June of 2025, for cap purposes. We're basically paying him a few million to not destroy our 2025 cap (which would happen if he retired today).
With how jacked up the cap is, it honestly would not surprise me if they push this off until June 2026. Have a similar restructure in 2025 dropping his 2025 ca hit from $29.7M to $13M, then do a final one in 2026 for him to retire in 2026 and you basically get to manage his cap hit over 4 years instead of 2 or 3.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:40 am to SlowFlowPro
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Start? I don't think it's expected he plays a down this year.
The most activity I expect to see from Ram is at some point they activate him to the active roster to run through some drills and have a setback so the league doesn't come down harshly for manipulating the cap
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:41 am to Weekend Warrior79
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, it honestly would not surprise me if they push this off until June 2026.
That would be wild
It's theoretically possible. I mean if he's done, he's making $0 elsewhere, so sitting on the IR for $4-6.5M a year is probably fine with him
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:46 am to SlowFlowPro
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It's theoretically possible. I mean if he's done, he's making $0 elsewhere, so sitting on the IR for $4-6.5M a year is probably fine with him
He could get thin, get healthy, and help coach the OL behind the scenes. Win win situation.
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