Unless you are the owner. In which case you can cut a player and the contract isn't valid anymore because it isn't really a contract on your side, it's more of a suggestion or set of guidelines.
And that is part of negotiations. But that is also a big fuck up by the player's union. However, that IS also what guaranteed money is all about. If you have $45 million guaranteed as part of your contract - well boohoo.
And remember, we see players redo contracts every year to lower their salary and cap hit. Brady has done it how many times?
You may want to actually look into that. Last I saw there was a lot of controversy over how he was actually being paid and that it was not actually a cut. Got any other examples of players actually redoing their contracts to take LESS money?
But these guys are playing under the WORST deal in all of pro sports and it needs to get fixed.
That I agree with to a point. I have always said that it is ridiculous for NBA and MLB players to make that kind of cash for playing games that are no where near as dangerous as the NFL. I still believe that. But you also have to look at the other issues.
In the NFL you have far more players to pay. In the NFL, you have far greater expenses in creating and maintaining your facilities - practice, stadium, medical, etc... In the NFL, you have 16 games to make your nut. And it goes on....
Now I get that the NFL makes more money than any other sport. But let's not confuse income with profit. If you start paying NBA or MLB type contracts, even as rich as the NFL is, it will die.
It will reduce these type of problems in the long term.
No it won't.
As usual I will say they need to look to the NBA for some of their cap exceptions when they redo the current CBA.
Just look at Carpet Bagger Bron Bron. Do you really want the vagabond athletes of the NBA and MLB?
And what cap exceptions? You mean the fine for exceeding the cap? Hell - it's not my money. I'm fine if Stan wants to pony up a 15% of the cap (IIRR) fee to pay players "what they're worth".
BTW.... what sets the worth of a player? Is it what the last best positional player got? Is it what the last highest paid player got? Is it what Bron Bron got? Is it some MLB contract?
Sometimes it makes sense for a team to do something with a really special player. You seem to think I am saying this can apply across the board, I'm not.
And what exactly makes Julio a "really special player"? He's very good. Is he a once in a generation player like AD? I would say that actually makes the two situations even more different.
Which is why it's called the salary cap, and salaries go up and that's part of what I am saying. Paying him money now may cost less than wiating 2-3 years. At 10% per year that adds up to 36MIL more to spend by the 2020 off-season. He's 30, not 25, so if he is going to play out his contract and hit the market at 33 he is way less likely to get a big payday. Redoing his deal now is not an option that is off the table if I am a GM, I'm at least talking to he and his agent about it. It's a matter of moving on in 3 years or putting together another deal if you want to keep him a couple or few years beyond that.
Seems to go along with my argument. If he is still viable in 3 years, then he can get another contract. If not, he gets his guaranteed $45 mil, plus other $ from the team and endorsements and moves on with his life.
Gee - excuse me for not feeling sorry for someone who gets to retire comfortably in their 30's. And don't give me the bad knees and bad health argument. There are plenty of people breaking their backs while making a pittance of what these guys are making.
This is all on the CBA and the Union for them not getting better deals.
Yes and no. The bottom line is the bottom line. I'm sure the Union knows what that is. You can't break the piggy bank if you want to keep getting money from it.
