Cap Sheets updated

I read this on ES and was wondering if anyone here actually knew....

What exactly do they do you if you dont get under the cap? Throw you in football jail? Not let you compete? I mean how would that work if we were just to say, "you know what, were good"?

The NFL is bigger than any one team. A renegade owner will not be successful in the league (i.e. Al Davis). As it is currently structured the NFL is a business unit with its own power structure. It runs games on game day and does the administration work for NFL teams and that includes making sure all the teams play fair. If you don't get under the cap 1) you'll be finned to death, 2) lose draft picks, 3) forfeit games before you even step on the field.

The Broncos were over the cap either last year or this year, and I seem to remember them only having to forfeit a second or third round pick. If I recall, some people in the media were upset that the penalty was not more severe. Does anyone else remember this?

The Broncos were over the cap either last year or this year, and I seem to remember them only having to forfeit a second or third round pick. If I recall, some people in the media were upset that the penalty was not more severe. Does anyone else remember this?

Indeed I do. The punishment was BS. (http://www.sportsbooks.com/news/sports_betting/68883.html)

i dont think the were ever officially over the cap, but they got people to take pay cuts by agreeing to pay them under the table and off the books (even if they got cut or retired, it was 2 players i think). It sucks that it took them 6+ years to figure it out though... unless they're allowed to monitor all financial accounts of all players coaches and owners, its hard to spot colusion (though looking at voluntary pay cuts is the most likely sign).

CC....IMO Albright doesn't qualify for the vet subsidy because he was under contract when he was re-signed so he probably counts 770K against the cap. They should have waited until after 3/1 to re-sign him.

Qualifying Contracts (defined)

Player must have at least four credited seasons and must have either:


(a) A new, one-year contract at the minimum signed after previous contract had either expired or been terminated; or
(b) A continuing, multi-year contract signed before December 1, 2001 that calls for payment of the applicable minimum in 2002.


Also those expecting a quick easy cut of Noble yeilding the full cut value may be disappointed because he's still under contract and not healthy enough to cut without an injury settlement. They probably hope he'll retire but why do that and give up the injury settlement?

injury settlements are peanuts... and on albright, they could have terminated his contract right before re-signing him.

CC....IMO Albright doesn't qualify for the vet subsidy because he was under contract when he was re-signed so he probably counts 770K against the cap. They should have waited until after 3/1 to re-sign him.

I think he does qualify. His previous contract ended at the end of 2005, and he signed a 1-year deal with a $25K SB which qualifies him for the vet minimum.

...Also those expecting a quick easy cut of Noble yeilding the full cut value may be disappointed because he's still under contract and not healthy enough to cut without an injury settlement. They probably hope he'll retire but why do that and give up the injury settlement?




I think the Redskins may offer him a coaching or front office job to "ease" the transition. This would be a good way to "ease" some other transitions as well. Wynn comes to mind.