Micah says Cowboys are costing themselves more money

[ICP]

Jerry wants the highest paid Offensive & Defensive players in the league on the same team at the same time. It's a marketing thing so I don't really think they care if they are supposedly losing more money the longer they wait. Imagine all the merch fans will buy advertising it, all the witty little slogans etc.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Good for Parsons to tell the Cowboys how it is. I don't care what you all think of him. But he is right. Jerry is costing this team money by waiting.

If I was him I would hold out. It would make good business sense.

 

[Flamma]

Because all they have to do is wait another month or two and they can pay him out of the league revenue sharing checks instead of diving into team funds or Jerrys pocket directly. I think the Cowboys have pretty much shown they are fine paying a little more in order for it to not impact their other business decisions.

You're most likely right about this. But people will think you're implying that they are broke. Which couldn't be further from the truth. It's simply asset management.

 

[charron]

Dallas leadership doesn't care. He's said so. It is wasteful and stupid but Jerry could care less. We're talking about it and he likes that more than making a smart deal early.

 

[DandyDon52]

Incorrect. Sign on bonuses get paid immediately in full, and are spread out over the length of the contract.

It all comes out of the cap whether this year or next.

 

[DandyDon52]

Ummm…not how that works at all. The 2024 cap was $255m. The Cleveland browns spent $345m.

yes it is lol, it all comes out of the cap, either current year or future years.
The Cleveland browns spent $345m.........that is deceptive, most of that will be paid out of future years caps.

 

[thunderpimp91]

yes it is lol, it all comes out of the cap, either current year or future years.
The Cleveland browns spent $345m.........that is deceptive, most of that will be paid out of future years caps.

Not at all....The Browns spent $345m in payroll to the roster. Its cash that they gave to the players in 2024.

For example: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/21753/deshaun-watson/contract/cap
Deshaun Watson is $35m against the cap for 2025, but the Browns are paying him $46M in cash.

Now you're sort of right in that the league send out league revenue sharing checks each offseason that typically covers the entirety of that years cap number, but that isnt usable by the team year round at any time....typically those checks or ACH however they are deposited hit mid to late summer, meaning that teams typically have to dive into their own funds or owner funds at the time. Not only that but the owners are paying more than just the current years salary when the sign a player. The entirety of the guaranteed money in a contract goes into an escrow account at the time of signing. So if player X signs a 5 year $200M deal with $140M fully guaranteed the owner is writing a check for $140M even if it doesnt make it to the player right away.