Romo's contract situation

[KB1122]

Can the Cowboys still nullify Romo's new contract? Remember, he had one year (2013) left on his last contract. Or does the new contract take effect immediately? Is there an NFL rule about this?

 

[Bungarian]

He gets the guaranteed money no matter what happens. Why would they want to nullify his contract?

 

[03EBZ06]

Can the Cowboys still nullify Romo's new contract? Remember, he had one year (2013) left on his last contract. Or does the new contract take effect immediately? Is there an NFL rule about this?

And why would Cowboys nullify a binding contract? Just because you don't like Romo? Laughable

 

[KB1122]

He gets the guaranteed money no matter what happens. Why would they want to nullify his contract?

1) If the injury is severe.

2) If he can play, but not up to standard.

3) Just honestly, that contract is going to be a burden for the team. But that's another discussion.

 

[jrumann59]

What the hell if he has a herniated disc he will have surgery to fix it no different than aikman had before the start of the 93 season. Aikman did fine in 93 even though he did have a hamstring issue attributed to the back surgery. Now the only remote issue is if it herniated so badly it damaged a nerve like femoral nerve then that is to be worrisome.

 

[Bungarian]

Jason Pierre-Paul had disk surgery June 4 so Romo should be ready next offseason easy.

 

[jrumann59]

Herniated disks in the neck is when you have to really worry. This type of injury is probably very common in the NFL

 

[TwoCentPlain]

From what I have seen at overthecap.com, Romo's cap hit for 2014 of roughly $21M is pretty much set in stone absent a restructure. His base salary of $13M is guaranteed. We could restructure his base to prorate it over the remaining 4 years to save on the cap hit. But, I wouldn't do that. In 2015, I think we could designate him a June 1st cap hit and save on the cap. I'm guessing that 2014 is Romo's last year as a Cowboy.

Who this probably affects most contractually is Ware. I doubt the Cowboys have much choice but to cut him to save $12.25M with a June 1st cut. Throw in Austin for kicks and grins as a June 1st cap hit and the Cowboys knock off about $18M from the cap. Restructure Lee, Carr, Scandrick, and Witten and we can easily get to $9M under the cap. Which would leave enough for K Bailey ($2M) and the draft picks.

Don't even think about free agency. We won't be in that market at all. We will pick up camp cuts and scraps. We really need to hit on the draft picks in 2014 because our future really hinges on those players.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Can the Cowboys still nullify Romo's new contract? Remember, he had one year (2013) left on his last contract. Or does the new contract take effect immediately? Is there an NFL rule about this?

I think something called the CBA prevents teams from just nullifying contracts for the hell of it..................LOL

As soon as the ink dried on the contract.......it was set in stone.......only possible way to nullify a legally binding contract is to prove material misrepresentation and even that is kinda iffy (at least that is what I learned with 3 semesters of contract law).

The Cowboys would have to prove that Romo hide the injury from the team, provided false documentation as to exit and offseason physicals, or coerced team physicians to hide his injury from management. Since none of this happened or is even being alleged to have happen, there is no grounds to nullify the contract.

The law does not allow you to just cancel a contract because you changed your mind..................contract law assumes both parties are acting in their own best interest and if you are stupid and sign a stupid contract, that is on you.

 

[Section446]

Guys, he's not dead, he's just injured, he'll be back for OTA's.

 

[cej757]

Guys, he's not dead, he's just injured, he'll be back for OTA's.

I doubt Tony even touches a Football until training camp at the earliest if he has to have surgery. Definitely don't see him back for Ota's

 

[SacramentoKing]

Probably should take a QB high in the Draft regardless

 

[Risen Star]

Guys, he's not dead, he's just injured, he'll be back for OTA's.

The reaction has been pretty silly.

Someone announced he was "done as a starter". I'm guessing he's not the reader in the family.

 

[dmq]

Jason Pierre-Paul had disk surgery June 4 so Romo should be ready next offseason easy.

How did JPP look this season?

 

[TellerMorrow34]

The only people thinking he's done or any of that jazz are the folks who are 100% invested in their hatred of him that they NEED him to be injuried to the point of not returning. That's the only people who don't know that players come back from this type of injury.

 

[Risen Star]

How did JPP look this season?

Throwing a football?

Two completely different situations. The next time Romo needs the quick twitch explosion to get around an OT, I'll worry.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Throwing a football?

Two completely different situations. The next time Romo needs the quick twitch explosion to get around an OT, I'll worry.

This exactly. I was about to reply when I saw you'd already done it for everyone.

 

[Alexander]

1) If the injury is severe.

2) If he can play, but not up to standard.

3) Just honestly, that contract is going to be a burden for the team. But that's another discussion.

Yes. They can nullify it all. Abracadabra. Just like how the Colts did it for Peyton Manning.

 

[casmith07]