How will chris samuels's retirement affect our cap?

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

And to answer your question, if he retires, no he is not entitled to any funds beyond what he is being paid in FY 2009.

I didn't know that. I assumed that if Samuels retired, he would be entitled to the rest of the pay on his contract. Do you happen to know what the "logic" is behind this situation. If a team releases a player, the team is screwed, but the player is not - he still gets his money. Logically, I would think that if a player "releases" his team by retiring, then the player should be screwed, but the team should not be. If a player retires, why should the player AND the team be penalized for money that is not paid? It doesnt seem like this rule is in the benefit of the players union or the league.