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2016 RAVENS SALARY CAP

Below are the top 30 player contracts (93% of total) and relevant free agents for 2016

Player Name Cap Charge Potential Savings Year Contract ends
JOE FLACCO $28.6M $2.7M 2018
JIMMY SMITH $9.6M -$7.8M 2019
LARDARIUS WEBB $9.5M $3.5M 2017
EUGENE MONROE $8.7M $2.1M 2018
MARSHAL YANDA $8M -$5.4M 2019
TERRELL SUGGS $7.5M -$1.4M 2018
ELVIS DUMERVIL $7.4M $2.6M 2017
DENNIS PITTA $7.2M $3.3M 2018
JEREMY ZUTTAH $4.6M $2.1M* 2018
WILL HILL $4.6M $2.8M 2016
DARYL SMITH $4.4M $2.6M 2017
STEVE SMITH $4.2M $3M 2016
JUSTIN FORSETT $3.7M $2.3M 2017
SAM KOCH $3.1M -$0.1M 2020
CHRIS CANTY $2.9M $2M 2016
KYLE ARRINGTON $2.8M $1.4M 2017
CJ MOSLEY $2.4M $0.0M 2017/2018
MATT ELAM $2.2M $1.3M 2016
BRESHAD PERRIMAN $2M -$3.5M 2018/2019
KENDRICK LEWIS $1.9M $0.9M 2017
LAWRENCE GUY $1.3M $1M 2016
ANTHONY LEVINE $1.2M $1M 2016
TIMMY JERNIGAN $1.2M -$0.1M 2017
ARTHUR BROWN $1.1M $0.9M 2016
MAXX WILLIAMS $0.9M - 2018
BRANDON WILLIAMS $0.8M - 2016
TERRENCE BROOKS $0.08M - 2017
KYLE JUSZCZYK $0.08M - 2016
CROKETT GILLMORE $0.07M - 2017
RICKY WAGNER $0.07M - 2016

JUSTIN TUCKER 2015
KELECHI OSEMELE 2015
COURTNEY UPSHAW 2015
CHRIS GIVENS 2015
ALBERT MCCLELLAN 2015
SHAREECE WRIGHT 2015
KAMAR AIKEN R- 2015
ZACH ORR R- 2015
BRYNDEN TRAWICK R- 2015


If all of the players remain on the team at these contract figures, the Ravens should begin the 2016 offseason in essentially a zero available budget position, as the projected annual league wide salary cap increase will be dedicated to signing the draft class and reserved for in season maneuvers. In other words, any new contracts for in house free agents, outside free agents or early extensions must be accounted for with corresponding savings from the existing contract commitments.



What would you do with this roster and salary cap situation to best position the Ravens for 2016 and beyond?

1. Whose contract should be restructured (extended)?
2. Who should be released (retired)?
3. Which free agents should be resigned from the 2015 Ravens?
4. Who should be resigned (extended) before they become available for free agency?
5. How much cap space should be allocated for free agents from outside the team?


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