Sean Taylor's contract

What happens to a big contract if a player decided to just retire? I am thinking about guys like Barry Sanders who just said "I've had enough". Couldn't Sean Taylor just "Retire" and the Skins get relief that way?

This happened with deion sanders while he was here also. We had to take the hit anyways. Unfair yes but that is the way it worked out.

With Sean though I think it is a completely different issue.

A contract is void in case of death. that is law. There is no reason for us to keep paying someone who is deceased.

The evil in me assumes it's because it would prevent owners from having thoughts of killing off players "accidentally" to avoid paying them when they no longer have value. Again, I seriously doubt that's the reason. I just have a dark side when it comes to bidness.


Ahh....but if the Redskins don't get any cap help, couldn't someone (owner, stakeholder, or eccentric fan) conceivably develop the opposite tactic: killing another teams star player as a double-wammy, they lose the player and the caproom?

:vomit:

Sorry guys, but from what I googled on past situations, there is no cap relief for players that have died...specifically korey stringer.
I'm not 100% sure but about 85% sure.

If the new commissioner decides otherwise, it would be his prerogitive.

Ahh....but if the Redskins don't get any cap help, couldn't someone (owner, stakeholder, or eccentric fan) conceivably develop the opposite tactic: killing another teams star player as a double-wammy, they lose the player and the caproom?

:vomit:

Nah, any leader knows that that tactic would only work if you're looking for a swift victory; otherwise you're going to lose players as well. It's sort of like the Revolutionary War days (and before) when you weren't supposed to hit the guy on the horse.

Ok, I'm through with this line of thinking, especially considering the situation. Sorry for irritating anyone.

its like he retired. no cap relief, we take the full hit as if he was released. this isn't the first dead player since free agency happened, and that's how the others have been dealt with.

technically, lds could try to recoup a pro-rated portion of the signing bonus from taylor's estate, but that would be sh**ty and it's not going to happen.

I belive it all boils down to contractual law and what is in the contract. However I'm sure there is a rule somewhere in the NFL in regards to players kicking the bucket and how it would effect their cap. To make any team keep taking a cap hit when the player is no longer to perform ie..death is crazy. Danny might have to use the legal system. I would imagin that it might be a topic to come up at the owners meetings if this has not already been addressed.
I like to think the league if they even have to vote on it would give us a break on this one.

i agree. this is maybe a once in a lifetime thing with the league. there should be some relief. it will probably be discussed at the league meetings

i agree. this is maybe a once in a lifetime thing with the league. there should be some relief. it will probably be discussed at the league meetings

its not once in a lifetime, it seems to happen every year.

denver, and new england also lost players this offseason.
san fransisco had a heat stroke death 2 years ago.
buffalo had a career ending injury this year.

its the same at retiring or being cut. full signing bonus comes due (which was minimal) and yearly salaries are canned. Taylor got most of his bonus money up front though, so i think the hit is only like 2mill.

If dan wanted to, he could try to get part of the bonus back from taylor's family, but he won't.

why the team would have to 'cut' taylor makes no sense..He is deceased so the common/humanitarian thing to do would be to erase his contract off the books. I remember when Darrell Green retired, it was listed on the skins website/roster that he had been cut. it's bullshit to me.