Signing BONUS concerns?

[Stautner]

ZONERS:

It just does not seem fair that these players when cut for not performing can keep those signing bonus......if they had to pay back say 50 percent for non performance.....would they try harder?

I believe YES the player would try/practice much harder and the NFL would be better off as an entity........what do you Zoners think? :bang2:

BONUS - by definition it is not a refundable thing. Besides, the signing bonus is the trade off for teams being able to bail on contracts after a few years and not pay the full amount over the length of the base term of the deal. THAT's where the consequences of non-performance kick in.

In other words, since the player can't guarantee a team will continue to pay him for the entire 5 years of his 5 year commitment to the team, he is at least guaranteed a certain amount of the money because of the signing bonus - and that's what draws him to your team.