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The NFC East All-Cap Team: A Look At The Most Expensive Players Across Four Rosters

Some teams hand out bigger contracts than others, but you may be surprised to see where NFC East teams rank when it comes to the number of players with the highest 2013 salary cap numbers at their positions.

Manning and Vick celebrate having the highest 2013 cap hit in the NFC East - #66 disapproves
Manning and Vick celebrate having the highest 2013 cap hit in the NFC East - #66 disapproves
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As per 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, here's how much cap room each of the NFC East teams has:

Philadelphia Eagles: $22,466,188.00
Dallas Cowboys: $8,124,208.00
New York Giants: $3,308,682.00
Washington Redskins: $1,413,440.00

That doesn't mean of course that the Eagles are particularly frugal or that the Redskins have been handing out bloated contracts - far from it. But instead of taking a deep-dive into each team's cap situation, today let's look at the NFC East All-Cap team - the players with the highest 2013 salary cap numbers at their positions.

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Eli Manning, Giants ($20.9 million)

Running back: LeSean McCoy, Eagles ($4.9 million)

Fullback: Lawrence Vickers, Cowboys ($1.3 million)

Wide receivers: DeSean Jackson, Eagles ($9 million) and Pierre Garcon, Redskins ($8.1 million)

Tight end: Brent Celek, Eagles ($4.5 million)

Left tackle: Jason Peters, Eagles ($11 million)

Left guard: Evan Mathis, Eagles ($4 million)

Center: David Baas, Giants ($4.7 million)

Right guard: Chris Snee, Giants ($11 million)

Right tackle: Doug Free, Cowboys ($6.5 million)

DEFENSE

Edge Rushers: Anthony Spencer, Cowboys ($10.6 million) and DeMarcus Ware ($8.1 million)

Defensive Tackles: Barry Cofield, Redskins ($6.3 million) and Jay Ratliff ($4.1 million)

Inside linebackers: DeMeco Ryans, Eagles ($6.7 million), London Fletcher, Redskins ($6.2 million), and Perry Riley, Redskins ($1.5 million)

Cornerbacks: Brandon Carr, Cowboys ($5.4 million) and Corey Webster, Giants ($5.4 million)

Safeties: Antrel Rolle, Giants ($9.3 million) and Patrick Chung, Eagles ($3 million)

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicker: Alex Henery, Eagles ($0.7 million)
Punter: Steve Weatherford, Giants ($2.5 million)

Keeping in mind though that the cap charge is just funny money used for accounting purposes, overall the Eagles have the most players on this All-Cap team with eight, followed by the Giants and Cowboys with six each. The Redskins bring up the rear with four players.

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