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Originally Posted by MTG#10
Im admittedly clueless when it comes to the salary cap so this is probably a stupid question but...
Can a team give a player a small contract but a huge signing bonus to stay under the cap and make the player happy? Signing bonuses dont count against your cap number do they?
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They could give him a small first year base salary - typically would be the minimum. The signing bonus is spread evenly over the length of the deal to come up with the year 1 cap number.