After the Seattle Seahawks released Richard Sherman in the spring

of 2018 after seven seasons with the team Earl Thomas III Color Rush Jersey , he nearly immediately signed with the rival San Francisco 49ers on a contract that was..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteField Gullsa Seattle Seahawks communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsSeahawksOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections VideosCoffee and CigarettesGame AnalysisThe Numbers GameCigar ThoughtsFiled under:The OffseasonCap ClassroomCould Richard Sherman hit the 49ers cap just as the Seahawks develop a ton of space?New,66commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareCould Richard Sherman hit the 49ers cap just as the Seahawks develop a ton of space?Kyle Terada-USA TODAY SportsAfter the Seattle Seahawks released Richard Sherman in the spring of 2018 after seven seasons with the team, he nearly immediately signed with the rival San Francisco 49ers on a contract that was considered by many to be very team friendly. The contract was short on guarantees and long on requiring Sherman to prove his worth, and the incentive structure of the contract provides significant upside for Sherman. On the flip side, the significant incentive structure also has the ability to hit the 49ers cap in a negative way in the coming seasons should he perform at an All Pro level. I won’t get into too much detail, as I’ve covered how this could happen in the past, so there’s no need to rehash things again. However, in light of a tweet from over the weekend, it seems a good time to revisit the potential impact of the subject. As for the tweet in question, here it is. That $3.784M under the cap is quite a sight to see for the 49ers, who for many of the past several seasons have been sitting on tens of millions in cap space. However, as noted in the tweet, that number is before any rollover. As of today, OverTheCap.com has the 49ers at $35.3M in cap space for 2019, but that is without their first two draft picks, Nick Bosa and Deebo Samuel. Once the contracts for those two are considered, it takes them down to a hair under $30M Chris Carson Color Rush Jersey , and then it’s necessary to take into consideration an allotment for injured reserve and the practice squad. Those two items will require roughly $5M in additional cap space, leaving the 49ers with somewhere in the neighborhood of a comfortable $25M they would be able to roll over, assuming they do not use that space during the upcoming season.So, adding that potential $25M in rollover to the $3.784M in 2020 cap space from the tweet, the Niners end up with somewhere in the neighborhood of $29M in cap space. Obviously they have the ability to free up space by cutting players on bloated contracts if they should decide to do that. However, the issue with Sherman potentially performing at a high level comes from the double whammy of the $4M in incentives he has this season. If Sherman is able to stay healthy and play 90% of the Niners defensive snaps this season, he’ll get a $1M bonus. On top of that he can make an additional $1M by being voted to the Pro Bowl, and another $2M if he is either the first or second team All-Pro. Assume, hypothetically, that he does that, even though it’s obviously extremely difficult for a 31 yeard old cornerback to do that, but it’s not impossible. Back to the assumption that Sherman does make both the Pro Bowl and All Pro teams while hitting that 90% playing time threshold in 2019, it would leave Sherman with a cap hit in excess of $17M in 2020. That would represent an $8M increase in the expected cap hit for Sherman that the $3.784M cap number is currently accounting for, and would consume more than a quarter of the cap space the Niners are looking at having for 2020 season. That brings the 49ers to a position where they would need to seriously discuss potentially cutting a cornerback that just made the All Pro team simply to avoid him eating up a ton of the team’s cap space. Obviously, the odds of all this happening are pretty low, but it’s not impossible.However, what this theoretical situation does show is how much things have been reversed this offseason. While the 49ers are looking at potentially having only $29M in cap space in 2020 George Fant Color Rush Jersey , the Seahawks are sitting on $76M in cap space for that season before accounting for any rollover. Once rollover is added and space allocated for the practice squad and injured reserve both this season and next, the Hawks could be looking at close to $90M in cap space heading into 2020. Some of that massive amount of space could go to extensions for players like Germain Ifedi, Jarran Reed and Bobby Wagner, but even if the team extends all three of those players, they should still have a comfortable amount of space available. Next offseason should be the first time in a long time that the cap space situation for the Hawks would be that way, but with the end of the CBA looming after 2020, the team might not put all that money to use in the free agent market. In any case, it could be a very interesting offseason depending on how things develop with the extension eligible players between now and next March. RENTON, Wash. (AP) — New Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks will play Monday night against the Chicago Bears despite his pending jail sentence.Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Saturday that Kendricks would make his Seattle debut due to major injuries at linebacker. The Seahawks ruled out both of its starting linebackers, K.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner, due to injuries. Wright is still a week away from returning from minor knee surgery and Wagner suffered a groin injury in Week 1.“The background that he has and the instincts that he has and he’s been coached really well over the years, he really has a chance to pick it up really quickly and get in there and help us,” Carroll said. “He had three really good days and studied like crazy with the coaches and he’s ready to help us out.”Kendricks playing creates an odd situation for all involved considering his guilty plea last week on insider trading charges in Philadelphia. He’s not expected to be sentenced in the case until January and the NFL has yet to impose any discipline meaning he’s eligible to play. Kendricks said Saturday he was unsure if he’d have a chance to play this season after being released by the Browns on Aug. 29.“It’s been pretty hard. It’s been very hard. But, I’ll overcome this, and I’ll overcome just like I’ve overcome other obstacles in my life,” Kendricks said. “Like I said, I’m very blessed to have this opportunity Rashaad Penny Color Rush Jersey , so I treated it as such. But, football is helping me a lot.”Carroll said the Seahawks did extensive homework on Kendricks and there was continued contact with the league office about the potential of the roster move. Carroll said Kendricks deserves a second chance.“We have come to learn who he is and what he’s all about and how remorseful he was and how he admitted to his mistake a long time ago,” Carroll said.How long Kendricks is with the Seahawks will be a lingering question. The league could impose discipline at any time. Seattle also expects to have Wright and Wagner potentially back as early as Week 3 against Dallas.“Other teams were interested, but as far as I’m concerned, the Seahawks were the ones that were most interested and that’s why I’m here,” Kendricks said.Kendricks signed a one-year contract with the Browns in June after winning a Super Bowl title last season with the Philadelphia Eagles, and he was released by Cleveland after the charges were filed.Federal prosecutors said Kendricks used tips from an acquaintance to make about $1.2 million in illegal profits on four major trading deals.Prosecutors say his co-defendant, Damilare Sonoiki, was paid $10,000 in kickbacks in the scheme from 2014-2015, as well as receiving perks such as tickets to Eagles games and tagging along to a music video shoot or nightclub appearances.Kendricks did not comment about his legal situation on Saturday.“As of right now, I have the opportunity and I want to make the most of that,” he said.NOTES: Seattle released veteran DT Tom Johnson and signed S Shalom Luani from the practice squad. Johnson was one of Seattle’s significant offseason signings to bolster the defensive line, but Carroll said the move was needed for depth in the secondary. Carroll said there was hope of potentially bringing Johnson back later in the season if he doesn’t sign somewhere else. … Seattle listed CB Tre Flowers (hamstring) and G D.J. Fluker (hamstring) as doubtful for Monday’s game. Flowers, a rookie, started the opener after Dontae Johnson was placed on injured reserve last week.