To know how much the team can spend in free agency when it kicks off on 17 March, it’s necessary to take many things into account. One of the variables that matters is making sure the team sets aside enough cap space to sign its drafted rookies.
That’s the job of Rob Rogers, Washington’s current salary cap czar.
There’s always a lot of confusion around this time every year about how much the team needs to set aside for this. Most people drastically overestimate the amount because they think about how salary cap works during the regular season, when signing a player has a very direct impact on the salary cap.