Loading ...When New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard went down on Sunday night during Super Bowl XLVI, team doctors initially believed he had torn his meniscus. Unfortunately, an MRI later revealed a torn ACL.
"And then (after) the MRI, the doc came in with a look on his face and I just knew it wasn't my meniscus," Ballard said. "So it was pretty frustrating."
Earlier in the game, teammate and fellow tight end Travis Beckum had hit the ground after tearing his ACL as well. The dual injuries left the Giants with only one tight end, Bear Pascoe, who had spent much of the season as a fullback. It also leaves the Giants with only two tight ends (Bear Pascoe – RFA & Christian Hopkins) heading into the offseason.
General Manager Jerry Reese said on Thursday that he expects both players to begin the 2012 NFL season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, and with a 12-18 month recovery time, that's almost a certainty.
Still, Ballard, who's an exclusive rights free agent, remains optimistic and hopeful that he can return to the field after only eight months of recovery and rehab.
"I definitely don't want to go out there too early and hurt it again," he said, "so if I get eight, nine months to prepare, I'm fine with that. … Clint Sintim came back too early and he might not have been ready and he hurt it again. So we're going to play it by ear and I'm going to bust my butt to try and make it by the beginning of the season."
Several of Ballard's teammates, including cornerback Terrell Thomas, had also suffered ACL injuries last season. Thomas tore his in a preseason victory over the Chicago Bears on August 22nd and just began running this past week – six months later. His goal is to be ready to play by week one of the 2012 regular season (almost 13 months after the initial injury).
All of these ACL-related injuries are poised to impact the Giants in 2012.
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2012 Salary Cap Projections:
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_football_dolphins/2012/02/nfl-salary-cap-projections-for-2012-season.html
“The salary cap for 2012 has not been set, but it is projected to be between $121-125 million, with teams being able to borrow another $2 million from future caps. Therefore, we’ll safely project the salary cap to be at $124 million in ’12. ”
POSSIBLE BIG SPENDERS
Teams that have the cap space to make big moves in free agency.
Cincinnati Bengals $80,641,237
Tennessee Titans $92,739,765
Washington Redskins $94,351,284
Kansas City Chiefs $95,844,195
Tampa Bay Buccaneers $98,899,458
Atlanta Falcons $100,227,174
Denver Broncos $101,389,121
New England Patriots $101,827,381
Chicago Bears $101,887,741
San Francisco 49ers $102,938,980
Cleveland Browns $103,789,162
WORKING ON A BUDGET
Teams that aren’t up against the cap, but need to make smart moves to avoid trimming a ton of players and salaries.
Jacksonville Jaguars $107,270,274
Buffalo Bills $108,426,522
Seattle Seahawks $111,742,430
San Diego Chargers $111,960,165
New Orleans Saints $113,358,069
Philadelphia Eagles $113,964,694
Baltimore Ravens $115,670,281
Minnesota Vikings $116,078,422
Houston Texans $116,306,676
Miami Dolphins $116,636,173
Indianapolis Colts $116,773,288
Green Bay Packers $118,001,169
Arizona Cardinals $118,787,639
TIGHTENING THE BELT
Teams that will be at, or over the projected salary cap once they’ve signed the rookie class. These teams must purge their roster moving forward. The higher the cap number, the more drastic the cut backs need to be.
St. Louis Rams $120,982,904
Detroit Lions $122,760,121
New York Giants $124,735,807
New York Jets $128,092,733
Dallas Cowboys $128,910,735
Carolina Panthers $129,962,768
Oakland Raiders $140,861,316
Pittsburgh Steelers $149,885,537
I’m a little surprised that the Bills have that high of a number. I never would have guessed that the Bills were closer to the ceiling than the Redskins.
great post.
here’s the actual breakdown by player:
2012 2013 2014
Quarterbacks:
Eli Manning 10,750,000
David Carr UFA
Ryan Perrilloux 390,000
Halfbacks:
Ahmad Bradshaw 3,000,000
Brandon Jacobs 4,400,000
D.J. Ware 650,000
Da’Rel Scott 465,000
Andre Brown 465,000
Fullbacks:
Henry Hynoski 465,000
Wide Receivers:
Hakeem Nicks 750,000
Victor Cruz 490,000
Mario Manningham UFA
Ramses Barden 615,000
Devin Thomas UFA
Jerrel Jernigan 465,000
Domenik Hixon UFA
Michael Clayton UFA
Dan DePalma 390,000
Isaiah Stanback 615,000
Tight Ends/H-Backs:
Jake Ballard ERFA
Bear Pascoe RFA
Christian Hopkins 390,000
Offensive Linemen:
William Beatty 565,000
David Diehl 3,825,000
Kareem McKenzie UFA
James Brewer 465,000
Tony Ugoh UFA
Stacy Andrews UFA
Selvish Capers 390,000
Chris Snee 5,700,000
Kevin Boothe 1,500,000
Mitch Petrus 490,000
David Baas 3,000,000
Jim Cordle 465,000
Defensive Linemen:
Justin Tuck 3,200,000
Osi Umenyiora 3,975,000
Jason Pierre-Paul 825,00
Dave Tollefson UFA
Justin Trattou 465,000
Chris Canty 6,000,000
Linval Joseph 490,000
Marvin Austin 546,627
Rocky Bernard UFA
Jimmy Kennedy UFA
Dwayne Hendricks 465,000
Martin Parker 465,000
Linebackers:
Mathias Kiwanuka 4,000,000
Michael Boley 4,000,000
Jonathan Goff UFA
Chase Blackburn UFA
Jacquian Williams 465,000
Greg Jones 465,000 555,000
Spencer Paysinger 465,000
Mark Herzlich 465,000
Adrian Tracy 390,000
Clint Sintim 565,000
Defensive Backs:
Corey Webster 6,500,000
Terrell Thomas UFA
Aaron Ross UFA
Prince Amukamara 746,859
Justin Tryon UFA
Michael Coe UFA
Brian Witherspoon 565,000
Bruce Johnson ERFA
Will Blackmon UFA
Brandon Bing N/A
Antrel Rolle 6,750,000
Kenny Phillips 2,080,000
Deon Grant UFA
Tyler Sash 465,000
Derrick Martin UFA
Chad Jones 490,000
Kickers and Snappers:
Steve Weatherford UFA
Lawrence Tynes 1,300,000
Zak DeOssie 874,000
Poor Brandon … he really jumps out at ya.
its amazing looking at this list and seeing the differences…tuck only making 4mil? crazy considering how important he is to us….what this tells me is that NFL players get paid crap when compared to other sports leagues, unles your an Eli, Brees, Rodgers etc….the NFL is an amazing company by that I mean they are extremely smart business men, extremely!!!! Look at what they are paying these guys…lol….the NFL is raking it!
Eh, some of those numbers are misleading. Some guys may have had huge bonuses, or their annual salaries are tiered so they go up (or down) each year, etc.
Not to mention, guys may have restructured in order to reflect a lower allocated number for the team.
yea but I think we can all agree, NFL players make squat when compared to NBA and MLB.
So, the Raiders don’t have a single draft pick until Day freakin’ 3 of the draft *AND* they’re $16M over the cap? Explains them cutting Routt yesterday.
(I half wonder if Kevin Boss could be a cap casualty as well … )
I think these guys are 99% likely to go on PUP and about 90% likely to go from there to IR. Travis Beckum probably gets an injury settlement and release.
Going to be some tough decisions to make on this roster. It’s hard to see how Jacobs can be back. Canty & Rolle will need to renegotiate to get those cap numbers down.
Rolle does not seem like a renegotiation type.
But look at the dollars tied up in snee, Diehl and Baas.
Wow that list shows some tough decisions up ahead.
I really can’t see how Jacobs stay with this team. At this point, Jacobs isnt worth much more than 1.5mil at most. I just don’t see them negotiating down to that level. Sad but true.
Canty had a great year, but wow, grossly overpaid.
No one else really jumps out to me. There are a lot of bench guys that can be cut though, that can save a few mils.
I’ve resorted the salary numbers from highest to lowest:
Eli Manning 10,750,000
Antrel Rolle 6,750,000
Corey Webster 6,500,000
Chris Canty 6,000,000
Chris Snee 5,700,000
Brandon Jacobs 4,400,000
Mathias Kiwanuka 4,000,000
Michael Boley 4,000,000
Osi Umenyiora 3,975,000
David Diehl 3,825,000
Justin Tuck 3,200,000
Ahmad Bradshaw 3,000,000
David Baas 3,000,000
Kenny Phillips 2,080,000
Kevin Boothe 1,500,000
Lawrence Tynes 1,300,000
Zak DeOssie 874,000
Jason Pierre-Paul 825,000
Hakeem Nicks 750,000
Prince Amukamara 746,859
D.J. Ware 650,000
Ramses Barden 615,000
Isaiah Stanback 615,000
William Beatty 565,000
Clint Sintim 565,000
Brian Witherspoon 565,000
Marvin Austin 546,627
Victor Cruz 490,000
Mitch Petrus 490,000
Linval Joseph 490,000
Chad Jones 490,000
Da’Rel Scott 465,000
Andre Brown 465,000
Henry Hynoski 465,000
Jerrel Jernigan 465,000
James Brewer 465,000
Jim Cordle 465,000
Justin Trattou 465,000
Dwayne Hendricks 465,000
Martin Parker 465,000
Jacquian Williams 465,000
Greg Jones 465,000
Spencer Paysinger 465,000
Mark Herzlich 465,000
Tyler Sash 465,000
Ryan Perrilloux 390,000
Dan DePalma 390,000
Christian Hopkins 390,000
Selvish Capers 390,000
Adrian Tracy 390,000
David Carr UFA
Mario Manningham UFA
Devin Thomas UFA
Domenik Hixon UFA
Michael Clayton UFA
Kareem McKenzie UFA
Tony Ugoh UFA
Stacy Andrews UFA
Dave Tollefson UFA
Rocky Bernard UFA
Jimmy Kennedy UFA
Jonathan Goff UFA
Chase Blackburn UFA
Terrell Thomas UFA
Aaron Ross UFA
Justin Tryon UFA
Michael Coe UFA
Will Blackmon UFA
Deon Grant UFA
Derrick Martin UFA
Steve Weatherford UFA
Bear Pascoe RFA
Brandon Bing N/A
Jake Ballard ERFA
Bruce Johnson ERFA
And Weatherford will definitely be getting a new contract. add that in.
Zak DeOssie 874,000
Moral of the story? Go to school, study hard, and learn how to be a long snapper, boys and girls.
Amen!
FYI – The total salaries for all those guys amounts to $87.7M
If that is the case, why is our projected cap space 124k? I don’t believe the new draft class can take up 60k?????
Given the magic and the success, it will just be difficult to see any of these guys leave. I agree BJ and maybe Ware too will probably go. The other name that stands out on this list is Canty. He is good, but is he worth a 6 million dollar hit compared to all of the others that need to be retained and paid?
How about those Patriots. They have almost 24 million to spend, two first round picks, and two second rounders. Odds are they will be back in the big game next year.
Here’s what I want to know:
who’s Martin Parker 465,000; Dan DePalma 390,000; and Selvish Capers 390,000?