Let’s talk about the Salary Cap, and teams uses of it

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Originally Posted by crayzkirk

From my limited understanding, these void years allow cap/salary to be turned into cash/singing bonus. The signing bonus can be split over the years of the contract. What I don't understand is how you can write a contract for 5 years and have it void after 3 years. This leaves the cash on the books however the player is free to go elsewhere.

My research indicates that this was allowed during covid because of the reduction in the salary cap. The Saints were in deep trouble so they allowed this. When Brady went to the Bucs, they did something similar: pushed his signing bonus over a longer period. However because Brady retired, everything including the signing bonus was voided.

Seems like this is something that really shouldn't be allowed as it's being leveraged in a way that was not intended. Leave it up to the lawyers to find a way to take advantage of this.

You can say it shouldn't be allowed, but it benefits the teams, because they get cap flexibility, and it benefits the players because they get bigger contracts and more money. Who do you think is going to put a stop to this?