One month to get Cap compliant. March 12

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2025 Current situation: -54mil cap space
2026 outlook: +58.6mil cap space

Moves:
Cam Jordan: Restructure +9mil
- This is his last year, give him his hoorah and move along. We'll have to eat dead cap, but this at least spaces it over time. There's more lost if we cut him. Accept reality.

Taysom Hill: Restructure +5.8mil
- Last year, last hoorah; move money back. Cutting him gets you nothing, post June 1st saves 10mil. This is the lesser of two evils I guess since he is still a solid scatback player.

Erik McCoy: Restructure +6.7mil
- He is your anchor, accept it and move onto the next problem.

Demario Davis: Restructure +5.6mil
- He is your franchise captain. Last year of his deal. Give him his hoorah as well, I don't want to keep him any longer than 1 year, cutting him does zero for you.

Cesar Ruiz: Restructure +6.4mil
- We need a better OL, but we're stupid to commit to him before this. Cutting him isn't an option til next year. This year: get a damn LG and figure his situation out in 2026.

Ryan Ramczyk: Post June 1 Retirement +1.25mil
- Accelerate the dead cap (11mil), but its time for him to retire and live a happy life. Knee issues for his life before he turned 30 last year is a devastating reality

Carl Granderson: Restructure +5.25mil
- He's a solid rotation. Not the worst. Not the best. Just solid enough that you keep him here.

Tyrann Mathieu: Restructure +4.5mil
- The trio of Jordan/Davis/Mathieu are necessary bodies at this point. All 3 of them are on their last legs, give them their sendoff this year because cutting them brings you nothing anyway. Loose replacements are not the way to go because we need cap space to be compliant. Bring in a young safety for him to help (just like a DE, LB for the other 2)

Pete Werner: Restructure +2.5mil
- easy, move along

Foster Moreau: Restructure +2.0mil
- This is one option, the other is to extend him. He's in his last year, but all 3 years he's been rather productive. Not the worst backup to have and help groom a true #1TE (its not juwan).

Nate Shepherd: Post June 1st Cut +5.3mil (1.7mil dead)
- Seriously this run game is ATROCIOUS and one of he or Saunders has to go. Picking him because he's older, more expensive, and worse.

Rashid Shaheed: Restructure +2.07mil
- Easy decision or give him an extension IMHO. Just see what we can do

Jamaal Williams: Post June 1st cut +3.15mil (700k dead)
- Goodbye

JT Gray: Restructure +1.23mil
- Easy decision for your ST ace

Cedrick Wilson Jr: Cut +2.4mil (1mil dead)
- Such a lackluster pickup, thought it'd be better...young guys need to step up

After all that: +9.3mil over the cap for 2025. Carr can be cut next year to save 32.8mil (with 28.7mil dead, but nonetheless...nothing past that).

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Yeah. It’s gonna be a lot more complex than that.

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