saphojunkie |
02-07-2019 04:45 PM |
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Originally Posted by htismaqe
(Post 14096265)
Right. Berry Sanders retired after the 1998 season. He missed the entire 1999 season and an arbitrator didn't rule on his case until FEBRUARY 2000.
Even then, the arbitrator ruled he had to pay back $1.8M of his $11M signing bonus (1999).
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...022-story.html
Berry retiring does not help the Chiefs. At all.
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You're not quite getting this right.
If Berry retires right now, then yes, it is built into the CBA that he will have to give back a portion of his signing bonus. It doesn't take two years to figure out, because this is literally just de facto league rules now.
If he retires June 1, it is actually BETTER for the team than cutting him, because not only does the cap hit spread out over this year and next, same as a June 1 cut, but the returned prorated signing bonus would give extra cap relief, as well.
The BEST thing that can happen is Berry has the surgery and returns to 100% playing ability, finishes out his contract by helping win a Super Bowl, signs another massive deal elsewhere, and the Chiefs recover a comp pick.
I'm rooting for surgery to fix the Haglund's.
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