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Cap Situation at a Glance

Salary cap · total expenses · available cap room across the 7-year window

Year Cap Used Room
1997 NOW $5.0M
$1.7M
33%
$3.3M
1998 $5.0M
$3.8M
76%
$1.2M
1999 $5.0M
$1.6M
31%
$3.4M
2000 $5.0M
$1.3M
25%
$3.7M
2001 $5.0M
$1.2M
23%
$3.8M
2002 $5.0M
$579K
12%
$4.4M
2003 $5.0M
$445K
9%
$4.6M

Financial Overview

1997
Salary Cap $5,000,000
Organizational Salary $1,651,000
ML Salary $852,500
↳ Franchise $250,000
↳ Standard $372,500
↳ Entry 1 $150,000
↳ Entry 2 $80,000
AAA Salary $798,500
↳ Standard $311,000
↳ Entry 1 $0
↳ Entry 2 $487,500
Salary Retention $0
Draft Hold $0
↳ Round 1 $0
↳ Round 2 $0
↳ Round 3 $0
↳ Round 4 $0
↳ Round 5 $0
Total Expenses $1,651,000
Cap Room $3,349,000
1998
Salary Cap $5,000,000
Organizational Salary $2,206,750
ML Salary $865,000
↳ Franchise $250,000
↳ Standard $372,500
↳ Entry 1 $157,500
↳ Entry 2 $85,000
AAA Salary $1,341,750
↳ Standard $299,250
↳ Entry 1 $345,000
↳ Entry 2 $697,500
Salary Retention $1,105,045
Draft Hold $490,000
↳ Round 1 $295,000
↳ Round 2 $50,000
↳ Round 3 $70,000
↳ Round 4 $50,000
↳ Round 5 $25,000
Total Expenses $3,801,795
Cap Room $1,198,205
1999
Salary Cap $5,000,000
Organizational Salary $1,290,000
ML Salary $505,000
↳ Franchise $250,000
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $165,000
↳ Entry 2 $90,000
AAA Salary $785,000
↳ Standard $84,000
↳ Entry 1 $365,000
↳ Entry 2 $336,000
Salary Retention $0
Draft Hold $270,000
↳ Round 1 $0
↳ Round 2 $150,000
↳ Round 3 $70,000
↳ Round 4 $25,000
↳ Round 5 $25,000
Total Expenses $1,560,000
Cap Room $3,440,000
2000
Salary Cap $5,000,000
Organizational Salary $1,129,500
ML Salary $385,000
↳ Franchise $250,000
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $135,000
↳ Entry 2 $0
AAA Salary $744,500
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $385,000
↳ Entry 2 $359,500
Salary Retention $0
Draft Hold $135,000
↳ Round 1 $0
↳ Round 2 $50,000
↳ Round 3 $35,000
↳ Round 4 $25,000
↳ Round 5 $25,000
Total Expenses $1,264,500
Cap Room $3,735,500
2001
Salary Cap $5,000,000
Organizational Salary $1,045,500
ML Salary $390,000
↳ Franchise $250,000
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $140,000
↳ Entry 2 $0
AAA Salary $655,500
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $405,000
↳ Entry 2 $250,500
Salary Retention $0
Draft Hold $110,000
↳ Round 1 $0
↳ Round 2 $50,000
↳ Round 3 $35,000
↳ Round 4 $25,000
↳ Round 5 $0
Total Expenses $1,155,500
Cap Room $3,844,500
2002
Salary Cap $5,000,000
Organizational Salary $579,000
ML Salary $0
↳ Franchise $0
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $0
↳ Entry 2 $0
AAA Salary $579,000
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $425,000
↳ Entry 2 $154,000
Salary Retention $0
Draft Hold $0
↳ Round 1 $0
↳ Round 2 $0
↳ Round 3 $0
↳ Round 4 $0
↳ Round 5 $0
Total Expenses $579,000
Cap Room $4,421,000
2003
Salary Cap $5,000,000
Organizational Salary $445,000
ML Salary $0
↳ Franchise $0
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $0
↳ Entry 2 $0
AAA Salary $445,000
↳ Standard $0
↳ Entry 1 $445,000
↳ Entry 2 $0
Salary Retention $0
Draft Hold $0
↳ Round 1 $0
↳ Round 2 $0
↳ Round 3 $0
↳ Round 4 $0
↳ Round 5 $0
Total Expenses $445,000
Cap Room $4,555,000