General question about trades

[Reverend Conehead]

Okay, so if you trade for a player, as we did with Cooper, your team simply inherits his existing contract. In contrast to that, if a player is cut and you pick him up off of waivers or via free agency, you start new with contract talks. Correct so far?

Here's what I'm wondering about:
Can a team, on the other hand, trade for a player, but have a reworking of the contract be part of the deal? I remember when we lost DeMarco Murray and there were a ton of rumors that we would trade for Adrian Pederson. The going wisdom was his salary cap hit would be way too hard. I kept wondering if the team could have made a trade contingent upon Pederson restructuring his contract. Is this possible or does the league have a rule against it?

 

[CF74]

I believe that falls under tampering somehow...

 

[John813]

Yes. Demarco Murray restructured his deal when he was traded from the Eagles to the Titans.

 

[Cattle_Rancher]

If you trade for a player you get his contract minus the guaranteed money I think

If you claim a player off waivers you get his contract

You only start fresh if you are dealing with a free agent

If you are in trade talks a lot of times the team owning the player will grant to other team permission to talk to the players agent to see if they can iron out a new deal.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

If you trade for a player you get his contract minus the guaranteed money I think

If you claim a player off waivers you get his contract

You only start fresh if you are dealing with a free agent

If you are in trade talks a lot of times the team owning the player will grant to other team permission to talk to the players agent to see if they can iron out a new deal.

Thanx for the info. I didn't realize waivers didn't wipe a contract.

 

[Aviano90]

If you trade for a player you get his contract minus the guaranteed money I think

I think it is contract minus the dead money, like the signing bonus or restructure bonus that have occurred. That can't be traded, but any unpaid guaranteed salary can be traded to the new team.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

The Rams restructured Tavon Austin's contract in order for us to trade for him.

 

[Cattle_Rancher]

I think it is contract minus the dead money, like the signing bonus or restructure bonus that have occurred. That can't be traded, but any unpaid guaranteed salary can be traded to the new team.

You might be right I cannot remember

 

[Cattle_Rancher]

Thanx for the info. I didn't realize waivers didn't wipe a contract.

No problem

 

[Number1]

so where are we at cap wise with Amari?