Opening up more cap space!

[gtb1943]

You only have to have the cap space on the day you sign the player.
And this way the agents are not sure how much you have
which to me is something the Front Office is doing right

 

[Coogiguy03]

You only have to have the cap space on the day you sign the player.
And this way the agents are not sure how much you have
which to me is something the Front Office is doing right

Unfortunately they know you have switches you can flip to create money

 

[ShiningStar]

If Jerry doesn’t open up more cap space by the weekend Then it means same old Jerry nothing in free agency!

even if they did, who do you get? who do you think is in our long term plans and able to get us over the hump?

Go on record. Signing a bunch of JAGS wont help, id rather see them use the draft, and who puts us over the 30 year hump? Crosby? LOL. we dont even know what the plan is for next season, maybe, and its a wish but if the coaches tell Jerry, its no go on the post season, they need a year, id be ALL FOR THAT, Cut who doesnt fit and start planning for who gives you a better future.

 

[Cowboyny]

If Jerry doesn’t open up more cap space by the weekend Then it means same old Jerry nothing in free agency!

All they need to do is be under the cap at the start of the new year

 

[Chasing6]

They don't have to free more cap space before negotiating deals with players.

They just have to do it before signing them.

Not to mention it would be smart for them to know how much cap space they need before they create it and tell the agents how much they have.

Not really.

 

[32BellyOption]

The title of this thread is misleading. I thought we WERE opening up more cap space lol

 

[Reality]

Not really.

Okay.

 

[Chasing6]

Okay.

They don't have a lot of easy restructures that they can do left that were built into the contracts up front. Maybe just Osa left.

Clark and Williams, when asked, their Agents are going to want a new deal or more years added. That takes time to negotiate.

I am sure they have a few more players they can cut to free up space, but they will need to negotiate with Clark and Williams. If Osa is restructured then he will most likely become un-trade-able.

 

[Reality]

They don't have a lot of easy restructures that they can do left that were built into the contracts up front. Maybe just Osa left.

Clark and Williams, when asked, their Agents are going to want a new deal or more years added. That takes time to negotiate.

I am sure they have a few more players they can cut to free up space, but they will need to negotiate with Clark and Williams. If Osa is restructured then he will most likely become un-trade-able.

This was posted by @Risen Star about a month ago before the $22 million salary cap increase ..
https://cowboyszone.com/threads/cow...cap-space-than-any-team-in-the-league.542699/





The Cowboys extended a few contracts recently to get under the salary cap and have around $9 million in cap space right now.

I think it was reported they gained $66 million from the restructures to get to the $9 million so they still have plenty of room based on those charts above to restructure more deals if they find the right player(s) and want to do the deals.

That said, they could also structure any new signed player to where their cap hit for 2026 is low.

 

[Chasing6]

This was posted by @Risen Star about a month ago before the $22 million salary cap increase ..
https://cowboyszone.com/threads/cow...cap-space-than-any-team-in-the-league.542699/





The Cowboys extended a few contracts recently to get under the salary cap and have around $9 million in cap space right now.

I think it was reported they gained $66 million from the restructures to get to the $9 million so they still have plenty of room based on those charts above to restructure more deals if they find the right player(s) and want to do the deals.

That said, they could also structure any new signed player to where their cap hit for 2026 is low.

Watch Clark and Williams ask for an extension. They do not have to agree to a restructure.

 

[Reality]

Watch Clark and Williams ask for an extension. They do not have to agree to a restructure.

No player has to agree to it, but almost all do because they benefit immediately money wise.

They get more of their money immediately in a signing bonus which is why most players jump at a chance to restructure.

It also helps players because if they get released before their contract ends, they already got paid some (or a lot) of what they would have lost in remaining salary without the restructure and they get to sign with a new team and get paid new money.

The only exception is usually if team wants to reduce their salary but that's not what the Cowboys would do.

This is a well known concept.

 

[Chasing6]

No player has to agree to it, but almost all do because they benefit immediately money wise.

They get more of their money immediately in a signing bonus which is why most players jump at a chance to restructure.

It also helps players because if they get released before their contract, they already got paid some of what they would have lost in remaining salary.

The only exception is usually if team wants to reduce their salary but that's not what the Cowboys would do.

This is a well known concept.

I did not say I was unaware. I am saying their Agents are going to ask for an extension.

 

[Reality]

I did not say I was unaware. I am saying their Agents are going to ask for an extension.

I really don't think you understand how restructures work.

Restructures are extensions .. they either add one or more years to the contract.

They frontload it with a signing bonus they can prorate it and the player gets a large signing bonus immediately.

They then drop his base salary (meaning game checks) for this year to a low amount and then backload his contract with a poison pill year usually that all but guarantees the team will either release or extend (not restructure) the player before then.

The team frees up immediate salary cap space, the player gets paid a large amount of money at time of signing and knows this moves them closer to a new contract with the same team or a brand new team when their backloaded salary gets too high.

Again, this is not specific to the Cowboys. It's how all teams do it to free up space.

There have even been players pushing for restructures (not raises) offering to restructure to sign players making it look like they're doing it for the team, but it really just means they want that immediate big check they will get if that happens.

 

[Chasing6]

I really don't think you understand how restructures work.

Restructures are extensions .. they either add one or more years to the contract.

They frontload it with a signing bonus they can prorate it and the player gets a large signing bonus immediately.

They then drop his base salary (meaning game checks) for this year to a low amount and then backload his contract with a poison pill year usually that all but guarantees the team will either release or extend (not restructure) the player before then.

The team frees up immediate salary cap space, the player gets paid a large amount of money at time of signing and knows this moves them closer to a new contract with the same team or a brand new team when their backloaded salary gets too high.

Again, this is not specific to the Cowboys. It's how all teams do it to free up space.

There have even been players pushing for restructures (not raises) offering to restructure to sign players making it look like they're doing it for the team, but it really just means they want that immediate big check they will get if that happens.

I do understand. Their Agents are going want more money and more years added. I don't think you understand.

 

[Chasing6]

I really don't think you understand how restructures work.

Restructures are extensions .. they either add one or more years to the contract.

They frontload it with a signing bonus they can prorate it and the player gets a large signing bonus immediately.

They then drop his base salary (meaning game checks) for this year to a low amount and then backload his contract with a poison pill year usually that all but guarantees the team will either release or extend (not restructure) the player before then.

The team frees up immediate salary cap space, the player gets paid a large amount of money at time of signing and knows this moves them closer to a new contract with the same team or a brand new team when their backloaded salary gets too high.

Again, this is not specific to the Cowboys. It's how all teams do it to free up space.

There have even been players pushing for restructures (not raises) offering to restructure to sign players making it look like they're doing it for the team, but it really just means they want that immediate big check they will get if that happens.

https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/kenny-clark-big-cap-move-starter/

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...al-cowboys-quinnen-williams-110m/88796235007/

Maybe you will understand soon.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

If Jerry doesn’t open up more cap space by the weekend Then it means same old Jerry nothing in free agency!

What are you taking about lmao.

 

[Reality]

I do understand. Their Agents are going want more money and more years added. I don't think you understand.

That's not how it works. The agents don't fight for more money on restructures. The players want the restructures to happen for the reasons I listed before.

Now, if they were in the last year of their contract, maybe I could see that, but most major restructures happen with contracts that have at least 2-3 years on them so they can spread out the money.

It's clear you don't understand how that process works and that's fine.

Players love to restructure their contracts because they get big checks immediately as I said. Their agent gets a cut of that so they love it as well.

This is literally a no-brainer scenario that happens regularly in the NFL.

Everybody wins immediately so there's no reason not to do it.

 

[Chasing6]

That's not how it works. The agents don't fight for more money on restructures. The players want the restructures to happen for the reasons I listed before.

Now, if they were in the last year of their contract, maybe I could see that, but most major restructures happen with contracts that have at least 2-3 years on them so they can spread out the money.

It's clear you don't understand how that process works and that's fine.

Players love to restructure their contracts because they get big checks immediately as I said. Their agent gets a cut of that so they love it as well.

This is literally a no-brainer scenario that happens regularly in the NFL.

Everybody wins immediately so there's no reason not to do it.

You will see.

 

[Reality]

https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/kenny-clark-big-cap-move-starter/

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...al-cowboys-quinnen-williams-110m/88796235007/

Maybe you will understand soon.

That's my exact point. That's not a restructure, that's an actual extension.

I never said Clark was the target for a restructure. What I said was they could restructure contracts of players.

The Cowboys could actually cut Clark right now and not take any cap hit for it because Green Bay paid for all of the non-base-salary part of his salary cap hit.

Given he is 32 years old, they may extend him one season that acts as a hybrid restructure/extension, but they could just as easily restructure his remaining 2 years and gain close to $10 million in cap space.

Here's a video that explains the situation with Clark and others ..

 

[Reality]

You will see.

Again, you brought up specifically Kenny Clark. I did not. I said they could restructure contracts.

That said, they could free up $10 million with a restructure to Clark or they could cut him and take no cap hit.

They could also trade him and take no cap hit. Both of those things would need to happen in the next few days though as I think he's due a roster bonus.

They may also extend him, but Clark is not in a position to force the Cowboys to do anything they don't want to do and if they offer him a restructure, he's most likely taking it.

That said, I could see them restructure and extend him one year (which I said is common in restructures) though my guess would be that 2028 would be a poison pill year where the Cowboys have no intention of keeping him as they backload that year with a high salary that almost guarantees his release before then.