Salary Cap change idea

[RustyBourneHorse]

So, I was chatting with my roommates about what the NFL should do with contracts, especially with the running back situation being a talking point with contracts. We came up with this, and I felt I'd share it here for the NFL:

• 1st round picks get an automatic 5 year deal - instead of a 4 year + 5 year option, the deal would instead be an automatic 5 year deal.
• Each team gets to pick one player from a draft class on their team who gets to be cap exempt. For example, since we drafted Mazi Smith this year, I'll use him as an example. Let's say we want to keep him long term, but we don't want to break our salary cap. Then, all the Cowboys have to do is designate him as an uncapped player. So, the two sides can agree on whatever deal they want to make. However, once the deal is signed, no alterations can be made once the deal is signed. The team cannot cut or trade (or else the cap would take effect), and the player can't hold out. Once used, nobody else from the 2023 draft can receive this status.
• Or, we thought of this as an alternative to the above option. The team gets to pick one player to receive the uncapped player status. It can be any player, but, it can only be used on one player until that deal is expired. So, let's say the Cowboys wanted to sign CeeDee Lamb for an extension. The Cowboys could declare him as an uncapped player. As previously explained, once signed, the team and player must adhere to the terms of the contract until it ends. At the end of the contract, the team can then use that status either again for CeeDee or another player. This allows for a player to not count against the cap.
• In both situations, there would be an incentive to use it towards a player whose position is either lowered in value or becomes decreased. For example, if you extend a RB or NT using this clause, you get $100,000 extra (for a round number) in cap space. This could help rejuvenate the RB market.
• If you use it on a QB, then there is not really an incentive, other than for protecting your other cap space options.

In other words, with these ideas, the players can enjoy the increase in the cap without it overly affecting cap space for the team. Just felt it was worth sharing these thoughts.