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Dallas has signed Dak to a 4 year 160M deal per reports

40M a yearHow. Can. They. Afford. That.

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How. Can. They. Afford. That.

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It would seem that they have to win NOW. Eventually, this will catch up to them.

Apparently the Cowboys write into some players contracts (like Lawrence) that they have to accept restructures. They restructured Lawrence a year or so ago (converting salary to signing bonus then spreading over life of contract).

Thats normal restructuring.

But Jerry Jones added another voidable year so the now bigger singing bonus could be more watered down. I never heard that before.

Hopefully Lawrence continues to regress!

I'm assuming no competent agent would allow a restructure that lowers salary, in which case it is simply more signing bonus and perhaps added years, for most players, given that only guaranteed money really matters, taking future pay in the present is a good deal, especially if no added years. Cowboys just mortgaging future.

Teams add voidable years all the time, it lowers the annual average of the signing bonus cap hit and thus provides cap relief. In English it usually just means dead money in the future, like the recent Rothlis-raper deal.

A 1st rounder traded for a 7th rounder after only 1 year. Titans even threw in a 7th rounder next year to sweeten the pot.

Wilson must've been a real shithead.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31029620/tennessee-titans-shipping-isaiah-wilson-miami-dolphins

A 1st rounder traded for a 7th rounder after only 1 year. Titans even threw in a 7th rounder next year to sweeten the pot.

Wilson must've been a real shithead.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31029620/tennessee-titans-shipping-isaiah-wilson-miami-dolphins

He's talented. I'd have traded a 6th and dunked his face in a bucket of Lysol! LOL.

I'm assuming no competent agent would allow a restructure that lowers salary, in which case it is simply more signing bonus and perhaps added years, for most players, given that only guaranteed money really matters, taking future pay in the present is a good deal, especially if no added years. Cowboys just mortgaging future.

Teams add voidable years all the time, it lowers the annual average of the signing bonus cap hit and thus provides cap relief. In English it usually just means dead money in the future, like the recent Rothlis-raper deal.

$66 mil signing bonus (NFL record), and $75 mil in the first year (NFL record). Great job DP.

How. Can. They. Afford. That.

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Because Jurrah got fat stacks of 💵 and by front loading signing bonus money up front in the contract, you can get a huge pay out but still only have a nominal cap hit in base salary.

Don't think it matters how much cash Jerruh has, he can only spend what the cap allows. Yeah, he can underpay, but he can't overpay.

Yes the structure does allow a big up front pay-out, but it's still mortgaging the future for the team; win now or not, definitely pain later.

Don't think it matters how much cash Jerruh has, he can only spend what the cap allows. Yeah, he can underpay, but he can't overpay.



Yes the structure does allow a big up front pay-out, but it's still mortgaging the future for the team; win now or not, definitely pain later.That is how it is supposed to work, but the reality is it usually just takes a good accountant's brain to keep the cap from causing issues. I am really curious to see if this year's cap decline really messes up teams like the Saints and Rams, or if they play number games to offset what should be insurmountable cap deficits.

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Because Jurrah got fat stacks of 💵 and by front loading signing bonus money up front in the contract, you can get a huge pay out but still only have a nominal cap hit in base salary.

Well, according to Overthecap, the Cowpukes are a $1 mil over the cap. No matter how much money Jerry has, he still going to have to restructure contracts and cut players to make things work this season.