Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[DanSchwartzgan]

The roster spot is probably more valuable than the dollar amount on his contract.  Regardless, it will be interesting to see what they do with him.

Since we can carry 21 players right now, to me it is the money that matters more than the roster spot.

If this was just about the cash, the easy decision would be to eat the guaranteed money - which Spotrac reports as $1,092,558 - and figure out who to cut in training camp.  But recall that we are only $16mm under the tax with a $21mm TPE available.  FG has made a compelling argument that we won’t be a taxpayer this season.  

So, the moment you match Cisse, you are now closer to the tax and able to use $1.1mm less of the TPE without taking further action later.  The tax bill doesn’t have to be resolved until the end of the season.  So, it isn’t a big deal  But, for all we know, Dallas may have something planned that requires very exacting math under the tax that an extra $1.1mm might disrupt.