Falcons’ top 10 salary cap numbers for 2012
Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan (2) throws a pass against the Carolina Panthers during the third quarter of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. AP
With cornerback Dunta Robinson re-working his contract earlier this week, the Falcons have a new top 10 in salary cap numbers for 2012.
Here are the top 10 cap numbers:
1. Matt Ryan, quarterback, $13.5 million.
2. Brent Grimes, cornerback, $10.281 million (franchise tag).
3. Roddy White, wide receiver, $8.025 million.
4. Michael Turner, running back, $7 million.
5. Dunta Robinson, cornerback, $6 million ( He drops one spot from fourth to fifth. His previous number was $7.75 million.)
6. Tony Gonzalez, tight end, $5.9 million.
7. Justin Blalock, left guard, $5.3 million.
8. Jonathan Babineaux, defensive tackle, $4.6 million.
9. Ray Edwards, defensive end, $4.5 million.
10. Tyson Clabo, right tackle, $4.05 million.
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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82 comments Add your comment
Dirty Bird
March 11th, 2012
1:28 pm
The Falcons are never going to do anything with Matty Ice
Matty freezes up in big games.
johnm
March 11th, 2012
9:19 pm
pawatl are you smoking something? this is real life, not a video game. Keep to running your madden franchise, not the real thing. i mean seriousely
Gunner
March 11th, 2012
9:24 pm
You trade away Turner? You CRAZY! Turner needs an O-Line in front of him. We just got a new Guard. Let Mr. D do his job he knows what he is doing. As currently configure we are at least one win better and the draft and free-agency have not, yet, begun
dirty bird 71
March 11th, 2012
10:35 pm
Wow! Hey I got an idea! Lets trade every top player on the team for draft picks, cut the ones we cant get a descent trade value for and free up $120 mil of space and fill the team with unproven draft players that you never know what you will get, and fill the holes with the FA… which by the way has only so many good players to go after… and the rest deemed not worth the money to resign or not wanted on the team…. Wow that sounds like a plan! NOT!!!!!!!!!
ps Pawati You seriously have no clue what you are talking about. Quit posting now and try to save yourself some dignity!
dirty bird 71
March 11th, 2012
10:36 pm
Pawati…. you need to change your favorite team… become a colts fan… they are doing basically what you want to do and dumping the best players on the team to replace them with….. Who?
BIRDSAREBACK
March 11th, 2012
11:37 pm
Dunta Robinson is the one who needs to go. He hasn’t earned any of the outrageous money we paid him to be a shut down corner. We need to find a better CB in the free agent market.
Mountain Man
March 12th, 2012
7:11 am
I’m not sure what the Falcons are doing. Sign DeCoud and Grimes, but let Lofton get away in F.A.? Lofton is a better player than either DeCoud or Grimes. Bad mistake here.
JONESBORO SLIM
March 12th, 2012
8:53 am
Someone tell me what time does “free agency start?
Brick
March 12th, 2012
12:41 pm
Jonesboro Slim
– Free Agency starts Tomorrow at 4 p.m.
kevin
March 12th, 2012
12:54 pm
The falcons need to trade senlling we need to get Mario Williams in we need to sign Carl Nick cut! Some of the we have to free up some of our cap space some of the player are get a lot of money
Jepri arias
March 12th, 2012
1:05 pm
Enter your comments here
steve
March 12th, 2012
4:12 pm
These bloggers crack me up! not one person here has seen game film broken down
on Lofton or any other player and yet they know who to keep or release
JONESBORO SLIM
March 12th, 2012
7:45 pm
Reading these blogs…some of you people don’t know “Jack” about the game…don’t even believe that the birds will go after Mario Williams…he’s looking for a huge payday…Houston payed him $18 million last year….Mario Williams…forget him….he will be getting $22 million if they put the tag on him……
agent7g
March 12th, 2012
8:22 pm
Lofton is a solid player who will be missed. He will get paid but it will be elsewhere. Even without his cap hit the Falcons have no where near the space to clear room for a top tier free agent. Expect more moves made like the ones from this past weekend. Can Koetter & Nolan coach ‘em up?
dub366
March 13th, 2012
5:52 am
everybody talking about get rid of players but the main one Matt Ryan he’s the one making money and doing nothing that all i got to say.
Richard
March 13th, 2012
9:44 am
Roddy White to the Patriots for one of their first round picks would truely benefit both teams!!!!!!!!!!!!!
scfan
March 13th, 2012
11:01 am
pawatl – After we execute your plan and win the next three SBs, I think you should channel your talents into solving world hunger. This blog is much too small for you. There are a number of other bloggers on here who could replace TD.
Dirty Bird
March 13th, 2012
5:03 pm
Dub366 you are on point .Matty Ice freezes in big games.
The team, fans, and the media should stop giving this guy
a pass on his horrendous performance in the playoffs. We
can do better for the money he’s receiving.
MATTY ICE FREEZES IN BIG GAMES
True Falcon Fan
March 13th, 2012
5:49 pm
5:03 pm Dirty Bird —- Just what if —- Who would you bring in to replace the “Ice man”?
Dirty Bird
March 13th, 2012
6:22 pm
I would take a look at Payton for one. All I’m saying is
paying a guy who can’t throw a deep ball the money he’s
making is crazy.You can overlook his shortcomings but I can’t.
The Falcons are not getting a good return on there investment.
Keep it real true Falcon Fans
True Falcon Fan
March 13th, 2012
7:35 pm
Peyton Manning is 34 years old he needs an extremely good LT & RG, then if he is ready to put “IT” back on the playing field and play game time NFL ball? If Arthur Blank were to agree to at least 17-21million per year (which makes NO SENSE)? Peyton does not have any better arm than Matt Ryan! = equal — Leadership skills in opinion are = equal “Ryan”!
Matt Ryan is 27 years old! = Favor to the Falcons — My opinion bottom-line no way if i were part of Falcons personnel management — i would NOT consider Peyton Manning!
Really, Dirty Bird — with the right personnel around MR2, this guy can get “IT” done! Our problem is we are 3-4 players from the mark. 2 OLmen, probably 1 RB or maybe CB, 1 DE, 1″A” Super Safety!
True Falcon Fan
March 13th, 2012
7:39 pm
Sorry i meant 3-5 players from the mark
2 > 7
March 14th, 2012
11:34 am
10mil is too much for Grimes. The guy is a great player, but not that great.
AlanFalcon
March 14th, 2012
3:20 pm
Com’on you’ll, go buy some Rolaids and relax, the only reason we are on this blog is to hear our own idea’s, the Falcons don’t read this stuff.
Couch GM
March 15th, 2012
1:53 am
These couch GMs are funny.. they just don’t have a clue what TD will do and have no clue how to run a team…folks are so OBSESSED with big name free agents like that will solve all problems, Falcons haven’t been active in FA yet is because they have very little cap money to work with and haven’t had any scheduled visits from free agent players yet…TD is scrambling trying to figure out which direction to go…look forward to reading these hilarious and comical comments from fans or couch GMs…lol
Rod Paradise
March 15th, 2012
11:03 am
Agreed on the Dunta situation. Grimes imho has earned his money. Dunta not so much.
willieg
March 15th, 2012
11:17 am
Enter your comments here
willieg
March 15th, 2012
11:20 am
THIS TEAM SUX BIG TIME PRINT THAT SINCE YOU DIDNT PRINT MY LAST WHOLE PARAGRAPH.
willieg
March 15th, 2012
11:22 am
I HAVE CANCELED MY SEASON TICKETS GOOD RIDINCE OF THIS LOSING FRANCHISE ITS A DISGRACE THAT NEW ORLEANS AND TAMPA BAY HAS WON A SUPER BOWL AND FALCONS HAVE NOT.
willieg
March 15th, 2012
11:23 am
ARTHUR BLANK HIRE DAN REEVES BACK AND I WILL RENEW MY SEASON TICKETS.
willieg
March 15th, 2012
11:25 am
GET MANNING HER TOO,HE IS AN UPGRADE FROM RYAN TRADE RYAN TO ANYBODY THAT WILL HAVE HIM .
ddoogg33
March 15th, 2012
2:44 pm
some of the people on here dont have a clue but the ones wonting garrad is just mindless with out a brain