2009 Cap

[Keith]

For any players cut, the dead money remains. Cap-wise, a few of them don't really get a true signing bonus, sometimes just the standard workout bonuses. I don't detail each of these when they get cut, but I do keep track of them to sum their measly bonuses... they often add up to a couple hundred thousand or so.

As for Demps, if he were cut, the team would save the base salary of $2.35 million. The remaining bonus amortization for the final year of his contract would become $500k in dead money.

I think Demps (and possibly Weaver) haven't been cut yet because the team still feels like there's potential for him. With $30 million or so in cap room, there is no rush to move Demps since that base salary isn't guaranteed until Week 1. Might as well keep him through camp, especially since he (a) performed so well down the stretch in '07 and (b) might be worth keeping if the team needs bodies. Remember that C.C. Brown and Eugene Wilson are UFAs, at least at the moment.