kelly Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 ~ ~ ~ hopefully the lions will make the trade for ABE . . . Lions granted a preposterous $11.75 million salary-cap credit Adam Schefter 2/24/2006 INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 24, 2006) -- -- At a time when most teams are struggling to get under the NFL's salary cap, the Detroit Lions have just hit The Powerball.This week, maybe the most optimum week, the Lions were granted a preposterous $11.75 million salary-cap credit due to a playtime incentive that defensive tackle Shaun Rogers failed to reach last season. "Cap magic," one Lions official said, confirming the team's windfall. Besides a possible QB, the Lions could find Shaun Rogers some linemates. In 2004, the Lions tied Rogers' playtime bonus to 2005 instead of the more conventional 2006 way just in case of the unlikely event that there was no extension to the collective bargaining agreement. Now there is no extension -- and no extension in sight -- but the Lions are in a position every team wishes it were.They have a windfall of salary-cap space that they didn't anticipate having and now can attack the free-agent market in a way that other teams cannot. While other teams will be slashing and cutting, the Lions will be out spending. And one of the ways they now can use their newfound $11.75 million windfall is on free-agent quarterback Drew Brees, a quarterback that Detroit is expected to pursue. With a newfound $11.75 million, how can they not? > http://www.nfl.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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