Why we'll keep Mario...

[Warren]

Mario was not franchised, and according to PFT there haven't been serious discussions between his agent and the Texans.

Originally Posted by WMH

Question for you cap people - If we are truly sitting at $118.9, is Mario, Myers, Dressen, etc. included in that figure? I'm thinking not, since they are technically not under contract, but don't know for sure.

From the same article:

As of last Tuesday, the Texans had $118.9 in 2012 salary-cap commitments, which puts them close to the expected ceiling of $120 million or so. Foster wasn’t factored into the “top 51″ calculation, since he wasn’t under contract at the time. His cap number for 2012 will land on the “top 51″ list, nudging a minimum-salary guy off the board and taking more dollars away from the team’s allotment.

So players not under contract with the team for 2012 weren't included.