Looking At Levi Brown’s Salary Cap Implications

For those who might be wondering what the salary cap implications of the Levi Brown trade look like, here is a breakdown of  the 2013 numbers.

As of last night, the Steelers have $1,858,498 in available cap room. By acquiring Brown, the team will take on $3.63 Mil for this year’s salary cap. There is no signing bonus money liability involved for the Steelers, so if he doesn’t work out after this season, the team can part ways without further financial obligation.

According to Adam Schefter, the deal is for a late round pick, which, if true, is better than what initial reports were speculating. Possible options to make room for Brown’s salary cap hit include restructuring Troy or Ike Taylor’s contracts, or extending Ryan Clark. It will be interesting to see what moves the team makes to clear the cap space for this transaction. I’ll post the details as soon as they’re available.

Arizona now has traded OT Levi Brown to Pittsburgh for late-round pick. @RapSheet said two sides were working on deal. BALT and PITT dealing

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 2, 2013