Mark Solway, Author at The-Hogs.net

NFL Sets 2022 Salary Cap Number at Over 208 Million Dollars

June 22, 2025March 8, 2022 by Mark Solway

How much money will Washington have to spend in their first season as the Commanders? According to yesterday’s reports, the 2022 NFL Salary Cap number will be set at $208.2 million. With the new league year starting next week, teams have just over a week to get in line with the cap.

The 2022 number is up more than $25 million over last year’s $182.5 million. That sends a slightly misguided message though, as the cap was dropped last season for Covid “losses”. It was the first time in its history, that the cap number had dropped. In 2020, the cap was $198 million, so the 2022 number is a gain of approximately $10 million over that.

That’s a decent increase that some teams will be desperately happy to see.

Important Dates In The Washington Commanders 2022 NFL Season

June 22, 2025February 21, 2022 by Mark Solway

With the Super Bowl in the books and the 2021 year nearly complete, here are some of the important NFL dates in the upcoming 2022 NFL Season.

February

~~Feb. 3: East-West Shrine Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada.~~

~~Feb. 5: Senior Bowl, Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.~~

~~Feb. 6: NFL Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada.~~

~~Feb. 13: Super Bowl LVI, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California.~~

~~Feb. 19: HBCU Legacy Bowl, Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana.~~

Feb. 22: Franchise or Transition tags can be assigned

Mary Jo White To Investigate Latest Dan Snyder Accusations

February 19, 2022 by Mark Solway

The NFL has enlisted Mary Jo White to conduct an investigation into the latest sexual misconduct allegations against Dan Snyder, that arose from the recent House Oversight Committee roundtable. Her findings will be made public at the conclusion of the investigation. Commissioner Roger Goodell will then determine if the league will take any further action.

White is currently with the Debevoise & Plimpton law firm. She was also the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She also previously conducted the NFL’s investigation against former Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson.

Richardson would ultimately sell the team before White’s investigation was complete.

Trying To Get Back On To The Horse

June 1, 2025February 17, 2022 by Mark Solway

Hello there faithful reader, I have been away for a few weeks. This was not an intentional layoff, but it was one born of necessity.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have been shacked up in a hospital. I just had open heart surgery – a triple bypass to be exact.

WFT Fans Stayed Away From Fed Ex In Record Numbers In 2021

June 1, 2025January 15, 2022 by Mark Solway

The numbers don’t lie. Attendance at Fed Ex Field plummeted in 2021. This season more than any other, fans chose to express their discontent by not supporting the product. Have fans of the Washington Football Team finally had enough of the lawsuits, the distractions, the name debacle, the botched retirements, and the constant false promises of something better?

This year’s attendance numbers would seem to indicate so. However, despite the steep drop-off this season, these numbers are also the result of a decade-plus downward trend.

Wallpaper Wednesday: Washington’s Opponents In 2022

June 20, 2025January 13, 2022 by Mark Solway

The 2021 season came to a close last weekend. Not even a victory over the division rival New York Giants provided much in the way of happiness or validation. A 7-10 record means another season without playoffs. Sigh.

Alas, we soldier on. And on.

The close of the regular season also means that the NFL has all the information it needs to begin figuring out the next season’s schedule. While the schedule won’t be announced until early May, Washington’s opponents were announced yesterday.

It seemed appropriate to close out the 2021 wallpapers with something satirical or spoofish… to at least attempt to frame another losing season with some humor.

Washington Football’s Scheduled Opponents For 2022

January 11, 2022 by Mark Solway

The 2021 NFL regular season came to a close this past Sunday. Despite beating the New York Football Giants 22-7, the Washington Football Team finished a disappointing 7-10. That left them third in the NFC East, and consequently, out of the playoffs. With the final games of all 32 teams in the books, the NFL … Read more

Washington Sign Eight Players To Futures Contracts

January 11, 2022 by Mark Solway

On Monday the Washington Football Team announced that they had signed eight players to futures contracts. Washington have many holes to fill, and have started filling them before the 2021 season is even finished. Among the eight were three wide receivers that included recent draft picks Antonio Gandy-Golden and Kelvin Harmon. Harmon was selected in … Read more

Clinton Portis Gets Six Months Jail Time For Fraud

January 7, 2022 by Mark Solway

Former Washington running back Clinton Portis has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for defrauding a health care benefit program for retired NFL veterans. He also received six months of home confinement. The 40-year old plead guilty to the charges in September. Portis was charged for filing false claims for medical equipment that he never received.

What Are The Betting Odds For Washington’s New Name?

January 7, 2022 by Mark Solway

Earlier this week Washington announced that they would be revealing the new team name on 2-2-22. How exciting. Said almost nobody at this point, as it has dragged on far too long already.

The team did announce via Team President Jason Wright that the name would not be Red Wolves due to copyright issues. Red Wolves was considered to be the odds on favorite, and seemingly the fan-favorite as well.

So if not Red Wolves, what are the other names in play?