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<\/a><\/p>\nOkay, that looks better than an $11m variance, but it seems like $1.3m is still a lot of difference. What\u2019s going on here?<\/p>\n
Of the 52 players that both sites list on the roster, they agree on the 2026 cap charges for 38 of them. That leaves cap charges for 14 players that aren\u2019t the same. That also seems like a lot.<\/p>\n
Well, those 14 players break down into 3 groups.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s going on with those 14 players?<\/p>\n
There is a $3 difference between the two sites for Jaylin Lane\u2019s contract. OTC has an even $1,233,460 while Sportac has it as $1,233,463. One of them probably made a simple data entry error.<\/p>\n
Same for Tyler Owens, who has a $1 difference that could be a typo or might be a rounding error.<\/p>\n
The two errors net out to a $2 difference.<\/p>\n
Group Two: Per game roster bonus<\/p>\n
The major issue when it comes to reconciling the two sites is the handling of per game roster bonuses.<\/p>\n
Spotrac simply includes the entire bonus in the projected cap cost, which is not in line with NFL salary cap rules for bonuses likely to be earned.<\/p>\n
The CBA stipulates that bonuses are deemed likely to be earned if the player would have earned them last year.<\/p>\n
Over the Cap applies this logic, and only includes the amount of dollars that would be expected to be paid to the player based on the number of games played in 2025.<\/p>\n
This affects 10 players and ends up looking like this:<\/p>\n
You can see that these 10 players have the variance between Over the Cap and Spotrac completely explained by the difference in treatment of per-game roster bonuses.<\/p>\n This accounts for $1,338,824 of the difference between our two sources.<\/p>\n That\u2019s another ten down, with two to go.<\/p>\n Group Three: Estimated Proven Performance Escalator and \u201cOther\u201d<\/p>\n The CBA has a program called the Prove Performance Escalator (PPE) that rewards mid- and late-round draft picks who get a lot of playing time by boosting their pay in the 4th year of their contract.<\/p>\n Both Spotrac and OTC have estimated an increase in Quan Martin\u2019s 4th year salary based on the PPE, but the estimated 4th year salary differs by about $107,000, with OTC projecting a base salary of $3.605m and Spotrac estimating it at $3.712m.<\/p>\n Over the Cap has $150,000 listed as \u201cOther\u201d for Jeremy Reaves; Sportrac doesn\u2019t have it.<\/p>\n OTC offers no explanation for the cap charge so I don\u2019t know what it is. But it is the reason for the $150k difference in Reavo\u2019s contract calculations on the two sites.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s it; the two sources are reconciled!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n