NFL Salary Cap Casualties: 6 Linebackers Who Might Be New York Giants
By Neal Lynch
D’Qwell Jackson, ILB (Indianapolis Colts)
Age: Will be 33
2016 Cap Hit: $5,750,000
Likeliness Grade for Trade / Cut: A
If Trade/Cut…
Pre 6/1: $500,000 in 2016 dead cap ($5.25M savings)
Post 6/1: $250,000 in 2016 dead cap ($5.5M savings), $250,000 in 2017 dead cap
D’Qwell hasn’t missed a game since 2010 and has earned an “Approximate Value” of 8 or higher in each of those seasons according to Pro Football Reference. Having a steady presence at the Mike for a year or two while the middle linebacker the Giants select in the upcoming draft would be sweet. We saw a Giants defense that played better under Jon Beason, but the guy was missing from the lineup more than he wasn’t. The one con to this acquisition is Jackson has been sued for alleged assault of a pizza delivery man over a parking spot in D.C.
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