With the NFL Salary Cap Increase, Can the New York Jets Pay Leon Washington Now?

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Published: May 16, 2009

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... giving NFL teams a little more spending cash in their times of financial need.

Projections initially had the salary cap jumping $7 million in 2009 to $123 million. However, language in the collective bargaining agreement allowed for some additional dollars, bringing the final numbers to a little less than $128 million.

Understanding the mechanics of the CBA is an exact science of its own, but the detail that made this possible is quite simple. While signing players, teams spent less than 59.5 percent of the NFL's total 2008 revenue, allowing for the adjustment.

After all of the math, every team ended up with $947,000 added to their salary cap.

It may not sound like much in these days of lucrative contracts, but it could afford the most savvy general managers a better opportunity to sign their disgruntled talent.

Enter Mike Tannenbaum and his well-publicized financial dilemma with the...

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