Better be all in because 2022..

30 DAL 42 26.26 $217,081,832 $7,026,133 $224,107,965 $-11,496,405 $224,107,965 "$-11,496,405"!!

On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 4:24:34 PM UTC-6, dls...@gmail.com wrote:
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> 30 DAL 42 26.26 $217,081,832 $7,026,133 $224,107,965 $-11,496,405 $224,107,965 "$-11,496,405"!!

The 2 teams with largest over-the-cap
situations in 2022: 1) Saints - 61.5 mil
over, 2) Packers - 24.1 mil over:
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/2022/

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Cowboys $12M over projected 2022 NFL
salary cap of $208.2M, here's how they
get under
https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/lists/dallas-cowboys-2022-free-agents-salary-cap/

[clarifying inserts, not part of original article,
included in brackets]

.... Prescott’s four-year deal ... . Currently his
base salary is $20 million with a cap hit of
$34,450,000. A restructure could bring his
base all the way down to $1 million, with the
other $19 million spread from 2022 through
2026 even though he’s only under contract
through 2024.

Savings: $15.2 million

Voila, the Cowboys are already under the
2022 cap.

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.... RG Zack Martin - Potential Restructure ...

Still one of the best offensive linemen in foot-
ball, Martin currently has the highest cap hit
among guards at just under $20.2 million in
2022. That can come down via a restructure
that converts some of his base into bonus.

His base salary is $11,841,000,

Savings: Up to $7.2 million

~~~

RB Ezekiel Elliott - Potential Restructure ...

Elliott has the most years remaining on his deal
of any Cowboy, through 2026, so a restructure
can be spread out over a full five seasons. His
base salary in 2022 is $12.4 million.

Savings: Up to $9.1 million

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Left Tackle Tyron Smith - Potential Restructure ...

.... His current base salary is set for $13.5 million
in 2022, a relative bargain for his importance and
level of play, even if the ceiling is 13 games a sea-
son.

Savings: Up to $8.2 million

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WR Amari Cooper - Potential Restructure, Potential
Trade ... The club certainly wasn’t happy with him
missing two games due to catching COVID while
being unvaccinated, so that could play a factor as
well.

.... He is signed through 2024 with a base salary of
$20 million and a current cap hit of $22 million each
season.

Trade/Release Savings: $16 million
Restructure Savings: Up to $12.67 million

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RT La'el Collins - Potential Restructure or Release ...

Collins’ base salary is $10M and his cap hit is cur-
rently $15,250,000.

Restructure Savings: Up to $6 million
Trade/ June-1 Release Savings: $10 million,
2023 dead money $8.7 million
Trade/Release Savings: $1.3 million

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DE DeMarcus Lawrence - Potential Release ...

He has two years remaining on his contract for $19
million and $21 million resepectively. His bonus pro-
rations add $8 million each year, plus there’s an addi-
tional $3 million on a void 2024 year.

Trade/ June-1 Release Savings: $19 million, 2023
dead money $11 million
Trade/Release Savings: $8 million

~~~

CB Anthony Brown Potential Release

.... He has one year remaining on his deal, so his entire
base salary would be savings if released.

Savings: $5 million

~~~

TE Blake Jarwin - Potential Release

After missing almost all of 2020 due to injury, Jarwin
is missing time again [hasn't played since week 8 &
only had receptions in 5 games - 10 catches thus far].

.... hard to believe Jarwin will see the final two seasons
of his contract. His base salary for 2022 is $4.5 million
and he has $750,000 in game bonuses.

Savings: $4.25 million

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Kicker Greg Zuerlein - Potential Release

Zuerlein has had a rough year, could Dallas move on
from him in the final season of his deal?

Savings: $2.5 million

~~~

2 other players mentioned, likely to remain on the team,
& the article mentions a long list of free agents, many
of which will be re-signed.

Cowboys 6 most expensive 2021 offensive players &
2 most expensive 2021 defensive players (not count-
ing their 2nd most expensive Jaylon Smith who was
cut early in the season & who has a large dead cap
impact in 2022) all listed above & in the following
post:
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/9AAEB3l7JRw/m/H1tYBKizAgAJ

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