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A quick update was made to tie these numbers up to CrazyCanuck's most updated figures which reflect the Boschetti signing.

Also, a note was recently made in the Washington Post indicating that the Redskins have just guaranteed the next two season's worth of Clinton Portis's base salaries. Cap impact on this transaction is still pending.

It's now obvious, as many of us conjectured, that the Redskins had cleared the cap space necessary for the acquisition of a star receiver like Chad Johnson. When that deal did not come to fruition, the Redskins instead used their full allotment of draft picks. The Redskins' rookie pool allotment will likely be in the range of $4.5 million, leaving the team with approximately $4-5 million in excess cap space. The team is nearly certain to make use of this space in some manner. While some other player acquisitions could be forthcoming, I'd look for the Redskins to extend some key cogs of their team before training camp arrives, allowing the team to secure their players for the long term while allocating some of that bonus money to this year's cap, helping to assuage the future impact of that contract.