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Explaining the cap penalties on the Redskins and Cowboys

Found March 13, 2012 on Waiting For Next Year:
PLAYERS: Albert Haynesworth,  DeAngelo Hall,  Roger Goodell,  Dan Snyder
TEAMS: Washington Redskins
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I was very confused when I learned yesterday that the NFL would be penalizing the Redskins and Cowboys for contracts they re-worked in the uncapped year. It seemed very strange because the NFL seemingly lets teams re-work deals all the time so that they can free up cap space. So what was so different about what the Redskins and Cowboys did that got them into trouble? First of all, most teams normally use restructuring to free up cap space. The NFL seemingly knew that an uncapped year could be used by teams to circumvent future salary caps by dumping as much salary as possible into 2010 as the uncapped year. They warned teams against doing it a reported six different times with letters from the front office. Those letters apparently warned teams that they risked being punished under the rules of the new CBA if they engaged in activities that would lead to circumventing the re-established salary cap. The Redskins and Cowboys gambled, and if the NFL’s penalty holds up, they will be pun...
Original Story: http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/201...
1 Comment:
  • From the looks of things it appears the penalty is actually the NFL, making the Skins and the Boys pay them to have the extra cap room. It sounds like they are saying if you want the extra cap room you created then you must pay us this same amount so we can distribute it to the other teams so they will not cry like babys Because they were all so stupid not to take advantage of the uncapped year as the Skins and Boys did.
    by Beshires1   March 15, 2012   Reply    
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