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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
Interesting. So, dead money doesn't sit on a team's cap for players that are no longer with the team, whether by retirement or trade, etc?
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Only the guaranteed portion of a contract...you if have a 5 year, $30 million guaranteed at signing deal. It would depend on how it's spread out over the 5 years with roster bonuses, salary and restructures...you could keep pushing the hit back and guaranteeing more base (non guaranteed) salary and only be on the hook for $6 mill a year until the final two years...kind of why Miller is counting $25 million the next two seasons.
If you are Horseface and the team lets you keep it...you can back load a contract knowing, in advance, you are going to retire...and the teams eats the hit for 2 years once you are finished.