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Please refer to the Computation Hub for all salaries cuts, restructures and trades.
Post all cuts, ERFA re-signings, and RFA, Franchise Tag and Transition Tag tenders in this thread. No pertaining moves are considered valid unless posted within this thread. Do NOT edit your posts. If you wish to make another move, submit an additional entry.
When releasing players, use the following format:
Team
[Position] [Player] - Cap Saved
Example:
The Baltimore Ravens release:
TE Mark Andrews - 9.5 Stars
Please be as specific as possible with respect to the positions. This means quantifying DL as either DT or DE. OL as either OT, OG or C.
The formula for savings is Cap Hit - Dead Money = Stars Saved. Round everything to the nearest 0.5 Stars.
IMPORTANT: Once posted here, update the State of the Franchise and depth chart to reflect the cuts and tenders. This is essential for the game to function properly from a fiscal standpoint.
Franchise Tags
Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag Costs:
QB - 44.0 Stars
RB - 14.5 Stars
WR - 27.5 Stars
TE - 15.0 Stars
OL - 26.0 Stars
DT - 27.0 Stars
DE - 24.5 Stars
LB - 27.0 Stars
CB - 21.0 Stars
S - 20.0 Stars
K/P - 6.5 Stars
Transition Tag Costs:
QB - 38.0 Stars
RB - 11.5 Stars
WR - 24.0 Stars
TE - 12.5 Stars
OL - 23.5 Stars
DT - 22.5 Stars
DE - 21.5 Stars
LB - 22.0 Stars
CB - 18.0 Stars
S - 16.0 Stars
K/P - 6.0 Stars
Players franchised for the second straight season cost 120% of the normal rate. Other special franchise tag rules (i.e. Suh in 2015) will be implemented as well.
You can only use either the franchise tag or the transition tag. You cannot use both.
The tag does not become "guaranteed" until that the beginning of the first free agency period. If you trade/cut your tagged player before free agency begins, you can recoup full savings of the tag. If the player is moved after free agency has begun, you only recoup half of your savings.
The transition tag functions akin to the NFL rules. Once tagged, the player will be placed into the RFA pool for other teams to potentially bid on. The RFA rules are explained below.
Restricted Free Agency
Place a tender on all your RFA you wish to keep. There are three levels of tenders available to every member. The tenders are:
§ 1st round = 7.5 Stars
§ 2nd round = 5.5 Stars
Original Round = 3.5 Stars
(NEW IN 2026) Right-of-First-Refusal Tender - 3.0 Stars
A specific time 24 hour time period will be scheduled for the entire RFA pool. Any team can bid on RFAs in this time period. All bids must be greater than that of the tender value. Within 24 hours following the end of the RFA bidding, the player's current team then can decide to match the contract, retaining the player at the bid amount. The team bidding for the player cannot counter the match.
However, if the RFA bid is unmatched, the bidding team obtains the player at the bid amount. The bidding team also surrenders a draft selection of the same value as the tender placed on the player. The original draft selection will be
If a former UDFA receives an original round tender, no additional compensation will be rewarded or lost should the contract be either matched or unmatched, respectively.
Exclusive Rights Free Agents
ERFA re-signings are finalized the moment they are announced within the thread. Each player is contracted at 1 Stars each, and the signings are incontestable by other teams.
June 1st Exemption and Restructuring
Each team is allowed to make TWO CUTS or TRADES in which only the base salary factored into the equation, ignoring the dead money. For example, cutting Justin Tucker normally would add cap due to dead money. However, using the June 1st exemption will recoup his entire base salary of $4,200,000, ignoring the dead cap of $7,517,500, meaning that the savings would be 4 Stars instead of -7.5 Stars. This can be applied retroactively to a previous move.
Teams will be allowed to implement TWO exemptions and THREE restructures from their roster. The base salary of said contract will be reduced to 50% of its current value. However, there is a ceiling cap on savings. No restructure can incur savings over 30% of the cap hit of the player. For quarterbacks, the maximum amount of savings is 10 Stars.
In order to qualify, the player must be in at least the second year of their current contract but not in their last. The player also cannot be on their rookie contract. After the calculation, please add the total saved into the Restructure field in the SoF.
* Players that have already been restructured, can't be traded.
Example:
Marlon Humphrey' 2026 Base Salary - $15,250,000
Marlon Humphrey' 2026 Cap Hit - $26,276,000
15,250,000 ÷ 2 = 7,625,000
26,276,000 x 0.3 = 7,882,800
The lowest figure prevails, and since the base salary reduction does not exceed the ceiling cap, the Ravens would save $7,625,000 or 7.5 Stars.
