Salary Cap Rules Question

[Nightman]

this point has always been on my mind and probably discussed in other threads somewhere.

Set up a "Legit" company. Pay all the players minimum salary and then give endorsements from that "Legit" company.

so if there was cap room by another team, there is no cap on endorsements. I think you could Ponzi scheme this "Legit" company.

SF and Eddie DeBartolo tried that back in the 90s and was busted

 

[Bohuntr97]

I know the Jones restructured a few contracts to get Deion and stay under the cap. I did find it ironic though that Pepsi was suddenly the official soft drink and Deion got a lucrative endorsement from them.

 

[conner01]

I think they call that "collusion."

The team couldn’t be involved but dak’s best endorsements will be as a cowboy and 8 checks a year have to state tax
But agents don’t see logic. Their careers are made on starching and clawing for every cents they can whether it’s actually in a players best interest or not

 

[conner01]

this point has always been on my mind and probably discussed in other threads somewhere.

Set up a "Legit" company. Pay all the players minimum salary and then give endorsements from that "Legit" company.

so if there was cap room by another team, there is no cap on endorsements. I think you could Ponzi scheme this "Legit" company.

That would violate league rules
The team can’t pay a player in anyway, any money not in the cap
They can’t even give a guy a bottle of wine

 

[eastsideboy]

I think they call that "collusion."

Collusion is ok as long as no won talks

 

[408Cowboy]

this point has always been on my mind and probably discussed in other threads somewhere.

Set up a "Legit" company. Pay all the players minimum salary and then give endorsements from that "Legit" company.

so if there was cap room by another team, there is no cap on endorsements. I think you could Ponzi scheme this "Legit" company.

Anytime a business deal is relatable to a Ponzi scheme it's a bad idea.

 

[xwalker]

The best thing to do going forward (and obviously this has to be negotiated into the next CBA) is to have QB's on second or third contracts have only a portion of their cap count against the teams salary cap.

So if QB1 has a $30M cap hit under today's rules, only $15M is counted against the teams salary cap.

I've heard people say the QB's salary should be outside of the team's cap, but I think at least some should be counted. Half seems about right to me.

That defeats the purpose of the salary cap.

The cap is in place to give owners a set cost to play players as a percentage of to revenue.

Competitive balance is NOT the primary purpose of the cap.

Jerry instigated the NFL implementing the cap back when he was winning Super Bowls. He didn't do it for competitive balance.

 

[xwalker]

With yesterday's news of Patrick Mahomes signing an endorsement deal with Hunts Ketchup, it got me thinking about salary cap rules. Could endorsement deals like this help.

There are countless discussions about Dak signing for upwards of 25 Million. But, could SJ and the Cowboys work out a deal to sign him for 20 million and then hook him up with a deal with someone like ATT, or Ford, or The Star, to make up the difference? Are there rules to prohibit this?

When Mahomes gets his new deal does he give them a hometown discount because of being Hunts number one guy? I don't know what but I've never thought about this before?

Rob Gronkowski lives on the money he makes from endorsements and has not spent any of the salary he has received from the Patriots.

 

[xwalker]

this point has always been on my mind and probably discussed in other threads somewhere.

Set up a "Legit" company. Pay all the players minimum salary and then give endorsements from that "Legit" company.

so if there was cap room by another team, there is no cap on endorsements. I think you could Ponzi scheme this "Legit" company.

The NBA forced the Clippers owner to sell the team.

The NFL would do that to an owner if he was suspected of cheating the system.