Allen signing will probably lower his cap hit this year and create enough space for the rookies. If we were to trade for Aiyuk or otherwise make another big splash in free agency, I think something big would have to happen to the roster to accommodate it, like cutting/trading Cam. I'm surprised Armstead's signing didn't already force some moves based on what I was looking at the other day, but perhaps I was looking at dated or incorrect numbers. Armstead doesn't have a cap hit yet because the terms of his deal have not yet been made public, but if you assume it'll be in the $13M range for year 1 and cut the bottom end of the roster to 53 on spotrac, it leaves you with about $2M in cap space prior to Allen's deal getting done. They could alternatively do a much larger signing bonus and much lower year 1 salary to get his cap hit even lower this year, but I just think you have to be mindful of the cap beyond the current year and such a move would make Armstead's cap hit significantly higher over the 2 years.

Riley is a fine back up plan at Kicker, but I think we're still gonna prefer a better option if we can manage it. Perhaps that comes in the draft or college free agency and doesn't cost much, but if they go the veteran route (if any decent ones are still available), that could take up $2-$3M as well.

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