In this Thursday’s NFL news: Trevor Lawrence talks about Tebow’s arrival at the Jaguars, the salary cap will increase into 2022, the NFL and NFLPA agree on new protocols for vaccinated players and more. Don’t miss the NFL news.
NFL raises league salary cap for 2022
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that we are currently experiencing, the NFL salary cap was reduced to $ 182.5 million for the 2021 season, however it is expected to increase again by 2022.
It will be some time before it is known exactly how much the salary cap will increase, but this Wednesday, according to Tom Pelissero, the NFL and NFLPA agreed to set a maximum ceiling of 208.2 million dollars, which would mean an increase of 14% compared to this. season. In addition, it would also represent a new record for the salary cap in the history of the league after the 2019 campaign was played with a cap of 198.2 million dollars, which would mark a jump of about 8% in the salary cap space..
What do you think about a possible salary cap increase for 2022?
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to a $208.2 million salary cap ceiling for 2022, per source.
There is no cap floor as of now. The sides agreed last August to spread the COVID-related revenue shortfall from 2020 over several years, and the cap dropped to $182.5M this year.
– Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) May 26, 2021
Trevor Lawrence comments on his first impressions of Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow returned to the NFL after nine years of inactivity after signing a one-year deal with the Jaguars, and his arrival on the team has not gone unnoticed by the first overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, Trevor Lawrence: in very good shape. You can tell you’ve been working and preparing for an opportunity, if you have one. Like I said, you can tell it’s ready. He’s really smart, ”Lawrence pointed out to PFT PM on Wednesday.
“I think it helps that he played quarterback for several years and learned a few different systems. Now learning a new system as a tight end is probably a little less difficult in terms of the learning curve. It’s great from that point of view. I think what he brings to the team is that he’s a guy you want to be with. Great character, super worker. It just does things the right way. Those are first impressions for me, ”the Clemson graduate continued.
Lawrence also noted that he discovered that Tebow was officially a member of the team at the same time as us: “It’s funny, we were sitting in the facilities having lunch on top of the stadium and he shows up in the big Jumbotron, ‘Breaking News, Tim Tebow Signs With Jacksonville’. We knew this was a possibility from what we had seen, but we weren’t sure. The first time I met him was last week. We have had three practices together now. It has been great.”
What will be the future of Tebow with Jacksonville? Will he manage to earn a spot on the team to become an offensive weapon for Trevor Lawrence?
Trevor Lawrence already has a high opinion of Tim Tebow. https://t.co/4JZTKi5R8i
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) May 26, 2021
NFL and NFLPA agree incentives for vaccinated players
This Wednesday the NFL and NFLPA agreed on new protocols for players, coaches, and team staff who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, among the protocols they highlight that those who are vaccinated will no longer be tested daily, they should not carry masks in the team facilities, there will be no travel restrictions to interact with family members, they will be able to use the cafeteria for meals on the premises and they will not have to enter into mandatory quarantine in case of exposure to the virus.
On the other hand, those who have not been vaccinated will continue to be evaluated daily and will still have to wear masks while practicing social distancing in the team facilities. They will also not be able to use the steam rooms or saunas, or eat with their teammates or see close family and friends.
With these protocols, the league is in charge of making players see that the best thing they can do for 2021 is to get vaccinated, since the difference in daily life between vaccinated and unvaccinated will be quite wide. What do you think of the measures against COVID-19 taken by the league?
NFL, NFLPA agree to relaxed protocols for vaccinated players, staff. https://t.co/6Uk6YkUZ0X
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) May 26, 2021
Each team’s roster of 53 should be ready by August 31
In more NFL news, the league not only changed the regular season schedule to 2021, but also the preseason schedule, which went from four to three games during this offseason. Now, according to various reports, the league’s owners have approved a new structure for staff cuts. The teams will be able to bring 90 players to their respective camp and will have to cut them to 85 on August 17, then to 80 by the 24 of the same month and, finally, the final list of 53 players should be by August 31.
All three dates coincide with Tuesdays after each of the three preseason games. This change will move away the final cutoff from the start of the regular season, which was traditionally set for United States Labor Day celebrated on the first Sunday of every September, or in other words, a week before the start of the NFL Season.
With this change, each team will now have twelve days to finalize their roster cuts prior to the start of the regular season, giving them a little more time for last-minute acquired players to acclimate to their new environment. What do you think of this change the NFL made?
Teams will make cuts to 53-man roster August 31. https://t.co/xZ86suouV6
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) May 26, 2021
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