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Chiefs forced to spend $20 million to meet new salary floor? (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=247165)

Chiefs Will Need To 'Spend Very Big' To Reach Salary Cap Minimum

This is the latest read on the subject:

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2011/7...efs-salary-cap
Now that the NFL is close to re-opening its doors it's time to start focusing on training camp, free agency and how much money the Kansas City Chiefs have to spare. The Chiefs were reportedly on the low end of the salary cap and will need to hit 90 percent of the salary cap minimum by the end of the year, assuming the leaked numbers on the new salary cap are accurate.

An ESPN report pegged the Chiefs cap space at approximately $34 million (not counting the restricted free agent tenders they've handed out) and NFL Network's Jason La Canfora says the Chiefs, along with the Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will need to spend "very big" to hit the minimum.

You can tell money isn't as big of a deal in the NFL as other sports considering both the Chiefs and Bucs -- two of the four teams with the lowest reported salary cap numbers -- won 10 games last year. Even the Cardinals are considered a quarterback away from competing.

We've already explained the Chiefs can spend the necessary money in a number of ways. They'll sign their rookies and undrafted free agents, which will knock out some of the money. They'll also pick up some guys in free agency and likely extend a player or more during the season.

GM Scott Pioli has the Chiefs in a very healthy position with the salary cap so they will have a lot of options throughout the season.

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Originally Posted by The Poz (Post 7758731)

they will have a lot of options throughout the season.

This is a welcome trend. VERY welcome.

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Originally Posted by Laz (Post 7758015)

Chiefs can front load the contracts of their own free agents and make 35 million disappear into 'ink' in a heartbeat.

Next thing we see will be 'Chiefs sign own, have cap room for Draftees and couple of mid tier FA's'

followed by an adam teicher article listing the cap cost for the roster.

followed by weeks of people crying about how much cap space Cassel and Jackson are using.

Then we will just have MORE to spend next year. No point in front-loading a bunch of contracts if the floor is going to be there every year. We can lock up our own and sign a monster FA and still have room for a few supplements to our roster.

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Chiefs Will Need To 'Spend Very Big' To Reach Salary Cap Minimum

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We've already explained the Chiefs can spend the necessary money in a number of ways. They'll sign their rookies and undrafted free agents, which will knock out some of the money. They'll also pick up some guys in free agency and likely extend a player or more during the season.

title suggests that Chiefs will have to spend big money IN Free Agency.

last paragraph shows that the chiefs can spend 'big' in ways that the fans won't even notice.

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Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 7758884)

only if Pioli wants to sign a monster FA ... which i don't know that he does.

I hope Pioli leaves plenty of cushin. You never know who may become available next year or if one of your own breaks out & deserves a payday

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Originally Posted by Laz (Post 7758889)

title suggests that Chiefs will have to spend big money IN Free Agency.

last paragraph shows that the chiefs can spend 'big' in ways that the fans won't even notice.

Good, 88 can cry some more then.

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Originally Posted by Okie_Apparition (Post 7758904)

I hope Pioli leaves plenty of cushin. You never know who may become available next year or if one of your own breaks out & deserves a payday

The bigger the cushion', the sweeter the pushin'.