Salary cap runneth over, but that's OKSource: Buffalo News ‘However, there are no immediate repercussions for eclipsing the $44 million mark. No one has to be traded or waived in order to get back under the cap. Here’s why…’. Related posts: In Buffalo, Cup talk runneth over Dumont hopes to return Tuesday in New York Playoffs a pipe dream? Boughner backs Nolan McKee could take a big salary hit