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2018 IFL FREE AGENT AUCTION PREVIEW – AFC PT. 1

First off, a big THANK YOU to Nils to dedicating time and effort to team up and produce the series of articles again! 

There is a HUGE difference in free agency this season compared to last year. The AFC had an estimated $322m in available cap space in 2017. However, this season, there’s an estimated $716m in spending money. Excluding rookies, there are approximately 1,000 free agents, seeking a roster spot in the AFC. We should see plenty of bids to go around! 

Approach: We pulled the roster data on June 15th (8pm MST). Our goals were to:

  • Estimate roster spots and cap space
  • Assess team needs
  • Assess potential free agency options. However, the focus this year will be highlighting key positions of need instead of potential landing spots for players.  We received too many requests to not identify players this off-season.

This article will concentrate on the AFC East.

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