Another benefit of waiting for both the process in the courts and with the NFL commissioner is that the 49ers can keep their 6 mil in salary cap space if the league suspends Foster or he is convicted.
If Oklahoma City were to renounce all of its free agents in the summer of 2017, it could create close to $ 40 million in capspace, according to the latest projections that put the salarycap at $ 102 million.