re: Sign Mario Williams & Cliff Avril

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It will cost the Texans $21 million to franchise Mario for next year... They're loaded why would they do that for a player playing out of position?

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I'm still not sure about the $21m. I'm not some super expert on the cap, but I was under the impression that he made a bit under $14m last year. The %120 his previous season number is absolutely correct. So I've seen two very different numbers as to what he made last year, either a bit undder $14m or, as Fox says, $18m. I've seen the $14m number elsewhere at legit sites.

But frick my cap # ramblings. They WILL still franchise him if it costs them $21m. The NFL is about to enter the era where the cap floor is way higher than in the past, so some teams will have to spend money. Still, just because they franchise him doesn't mean they will end up paying him. They're going to franchise him and then allow him to begin talking to other teams about a longterm deal. He's going to come to an agreement with someone and that will give them a chance to get AT LEAST an early second/late first.

Basically, I PROMISE you that if they franchise him, another team will give them SOMETHING for Mario Williams.