Redskins 2014 Salary Cap Situation

Here is a look at where the Redskins stand in relation to the salary cap for the 2014 offseason:

Cap numbers courtesy of Overthecap.com

All numbers in millions

Quarterbacks: $6.447

Robert Griffin III– $5.759

Kirk Cousins– $0.688

Running backs: $2.575

Alfred Morris– $0.600

Roy Helu Jr- $0.762

Evan Royster- $0.672

Chris Thompson- $0.541

Tight ends:  $2.658

Logan Paulsen– $1.336

Jordan Reed– $0.632

Niles Paul- $0.690

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Wide Receivers: $20.621

Pierre Garcon– $9.700

Josh Morgan- $10.100 (voidable to $3.771)

Leonard Hankerson– $0.821

Offensive linemen: $25.709

Trent Williams- $10.985

Chris Chester- $4.300

Will Montgomery- $3.425

Kory Lichtensteiger- $3.300

Tyler Polumbus- $1.100

Josh LeRibeus- $0.764

Adam Gettis- $0.620

Tom Compton- $0.570

Maurice Hurt- $0.645

Offensive total: $58.010

Defensive Line: $24.752

Stephen Bowen- $7.020

Barry Cofield- $7.602

Adam Carriker- $6.833

Jarvis Jenkins- $1.521

Kedric Golston- $1.120

Chris Neild- $0.656

Linebackers: $9.649

Ryan Kerrigan- $2.774

London Fletcher- $6.200 (voidable to $2.100)

Keenan Robinson- $0.675

Cornerbacks: $1.461

David Amerson- $ 0.875

Richard Crawford- $0.586

Safeties: $4.521

Brandon Meriweather- $3.4 (voidable to $1.200)

Phillip Thomas- $0.601

Bacarri Rambo- $0.520

Specialists: $2.844

Sav Rocca- $1.362

Nick Sundberg- $0.912

Kai Forbath– $0.570

Defensive/Specialists Total: $43.227

Combined Total: $101.237 for 38 players

* Note: I forgot to include FB Darrel Young, who is set to make $1.378

Exclusive Rights Free Agents: Aldrick Robinson and Jose Gumbs

-these prices aren’t set just yet, but they should be about about $0.570

Overview:

So where do the Redskins stand in relation to the cap? Well it’s unclear exactly what the cap will be in 2014, but it is expected to be under $130 million and likely under $128 million. This gives the Redskins a good $25 million in cap space and that is before the voiding of contracts of Brandon Meriweather, London Fletcher and Josh Morgan, and of course any other cuts they may make. I’ll go into the voided deals and cuts in another post, but as it stands now the Redskins are in a solid position towards the 2014 cap. They do need to clearly add some talent as they are very thin at wide receiver, linebacker, cornerback and safety.

The Redskins do need to consider re-signing guys like Brian Orakpo, Perry Riley and Santana Moss, which will eat a chunk of their cap, but they should still have some money left over to sign a couple good free agents to bolster their roster. How many and how much they can spend will probably be determined by their roster cuts and of course which young players could step up this year.