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A 53-man roster under the salary cap using actual cap numbers with certain parameters, which are below, was assembled at the start of the NFL season. The composition of the roster has changed dramatically in this end-of-the-season version because considerable weight was given to 2023 performance.
Jalen Hurts is no longer the choice at quarterback. His 2023 season was not comparable to his MVP-caliber 2022 season. Injuries derailed Talanoa Hufanga and Justin Jefferson’s seasons.
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The salary cap for the roster is $229.3 million although the actual NFL salary cap is $224.8 million for this year. The number being used is the league’s average adjusted salary cap, according to NFLPA data. Each NFL team’s working salary cap varies largely because unused cap room can be carried over from one year to the next. For example, the Browns have the NFL’s highest adjusted salary cap at $251.77 million largely thanks to carrying over almost $27.6 million of cap room, which is the most in the league. The Super Bowl LVII champion Chiefs have the lowest at $220.4 million, which is $4.4 million below the league-wide number. Situations like this typically occur when incentives earned during the previous season that weren’t counting on the cap get accounted for without sufficient cap room carrying over from the prior year to make up the difference.The NFL Draft is an essential element of roster building for NFL teams. It is here also. One player from each round of the 2023 draft must be on the roster. The number requirement drops by one player for each year of the preceding three drafts (2020-2022). The limit of one player per round remains. Thus, only four 2020 draft picks are required. There’s one other draft pick constraint. Only one 2019 first-round pick whose fifth-year option was exercised is allowed. Selecting one isn’t a necessity.The backups at each position are limited to players who aren’t…
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Author : Joel Corry
Publish date : 2024-01-10 20:39:35
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