Reduced Free Agency This Year...

[CCBoy]

Thanks for providing the imput as always, Adam...you never fail to define contractual implications and facts. This is truely building up to be a buyer's market, or a money pincher's delight.

 

[LatinMind]

He was not a true UFA (and the free agency period hasn't even started). He was a street free agent who was cut by the Browns back in September.

but its a futures contract which mean it doesnt take effect until next season. i dont understand that

 

[SaltwaterServr]

but its a futures contract which mean it doesnt take effect until next season. i dont understand that

What's not to understand? He signed a contract with Dallas to be part of the team after the current season ends in the beginning of March.

 

[lspain1]

If there's no cap this season, no players -- cut or not -- will count against the cap. But if the cap returns in the next CBA and 2011, 2012, etc., those cut players will still count against the cap, unless all of the rules change (which is unlikely).

Adam, I thought one of the things the PA has been adamant about is that if the salary cap goes.....they will never let it return. I always thought this was the primary negotiating point made by the players. Am I wrong?

 

[lspain1]

Before June 2, the prorations remain in each season. Starting June 2, the 2010 proration stays the same, and everything else counts against 2011.

So, yes, teams can save money by cutting players and not paying their salaries and bonuses this season. But they'll still have some dead money in future seasons, if the cap comes back.

OK, I'm still quite confused. If I have an "uncapped" season, wouldn't I want to pay off the "dead" money right away....or am I not allowed to because the proration remains regardless of whether I want to "accelerate" the payout?

 

[Randy White]

Before June 2, the prorations remain in each season. Starting June 2, the 2010 proration stays the same, and everything else counts against 2011.

So, yes, teams can save money by cutting players and not paying their salaries and bonuses this season. But they'll still have some dead money in future seasons, if the cap comes back.

Interesting, and answers a couple of my question.

If the rules stay the same, teams would still have some dead money. Now, the question then becomes this:

How much dead money a team would have if it cuts a player in 2010, as opposed to 2011 or afterwards ?

Take Barber's contract as an example. If by cutting him in 2010 would create dead money in 2011 or beyond ( providing the rules stay the same ) then the Cowboys would have to make a decision of if they'd save more money by cutting him in 2010 or cutting him at a later year.

I, for one, hope there are changes in the rule that eases the restriction on releasing players in the new CBA, then.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Maybe I am missing something, under the old rules, if a player is released before June 2nd, then all of his remaining prorated signing bounus and guaranteed money is accelerated into this years cap. If teams wait till after June 2nd, the cap hit is split between this year and next.

If there is no cap in 2010, how would releasing a player before June 2nd create dead money in 2011 if the cap comes back???

 

[Randy White]

Maybe I am missing something, under the old rules, if a player is released before June 2nd, then all of his remaining prorated signing bounus and guaranteed money is accelerated into this years cap. If teams wait till after June 2nd, the cap hit is split between this year and next.

If there is no cap in 2010, how would releasing a player before June 2nd create dead money in 2011 if the cap comes back???

Good question. Since it's before June 2nd, 2011, I'm ASSuming it would be accelerated to that year's cap, 2011's cap, if there's one.

Again, if all the rules stay the same.