Quick note, The Patriots can tender RFAs until March 16th at around 4 pm. They also have until June 1st to mess around with salaries and contracts before it hurts the 2022 season. So there could be a revolving door.
Currently Pats cap says the Patriots only have around three and a half million to play with in 2022. And their carry over is barely six figures. Pats cap admits to being an amateur and says the pats can play around with numbers without cutting and get near forty million. Key note, just because they can doesn't mean they will. I'll talk more about that later.
Evan Lazar noted that a second round tender is just under four million dollars if they tender Jakobi Meyers. Something to think about. Pats cap noted players with a second round tender "don't get offer sheets."
As for JC Jackson, Pats Cap says his salary is in the seventeen to eighteen million dollar range. And he expects they'll try to get him some place in between. He also says if they tag him, they'll have a few days to try and get a deal done. And that Belichick could play with numbers.
Jonnu Smith apparently has the power over his contract as the Patriots cannot afford to cut him and his contract is kinda large to try and move without paying a team to take him. It's complicated but Pats cap says there's a way if the Patriots wanna try that route.
Agholor is also not likely going anywhere and a trade would hurt the Patriots salary cap. And Pats cap says, "Isaiah Wynn would have to agree to an extension before a trade," would be agreed upon.
If Judon restructures and Henry agrees to an extension, the Patriots could potentially free up close to eleven million dollars in salary cap. Those two and Godchaux, Pats Cap expects the Patriots to play with the contracts of for certain.
And there maybe conversations in the building about who to keep between Karras or Mason with other factors coming into play. Pats cap would see Mason stay. However, remember it's what the Patriots want.
And then the elephant in the room. Can the Patriots bring in a number one receiver via free agency. With a long contract, Pats cap says it can be done. If the Patriots decide to do that, than it comes down to how the Patriots define a number one. Patriots long time offensive line coach thinks that includes slot guys but what does Bill think?
After listening to Pats Cap, there is room for hope. However, this is going off that the Patriots accountants can come up with good numbers, how the Patriots scout their own roster, what the team wants to do going forward and if players are willing to let their salaries be played with. There's a lot of what if's in the conversations that were had with Pats Cap and Both Evan Lazar and Phil Perry. So take it as a positive spin but understand that things could still go very wrong. And we'll probably see some head scratching moves.
This is going to be a long offseason.
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