text:  The mid-level exception itself, which is what? Is it $12 million-ish? Is that right? Almost $13 million, depending on where the cap comes in next year. Okay. And that would be something they could utilize to a free agent in this class, correct? Yes. The taxpayer mid-level and the non-taxpayer mid-level are really the same exception, which is really confusing. But if you spend above $5.2 million of the mid-level, you become hard-capped at the first apron.