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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
JFC.
No, they don't.
The whole idea of signing bonuses essentially killed the salary cap from day one.
Why do you think guys like Haynesworth are getting $100 million dollar deals while the 'Skins are under the salary cap?
Up Front Money.
It's all about luxury boxes and stadium revenues, which are NOT a part of league revenue sharing. The teams with higher ticket prices, hundreds of suites and so on get to keep that money for their own use.
You didn't know that?
Seriously?
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No, I do get this. Those bonuses do go against the cap though, they are just spread out over the course of the contract. I know that teams can circumvent the salary cap by restructuring contracts, etc. It's not only big market teams that do this though. Arizona has restructured several contracts this year for instance.