Updated Title: 8th Circuit Court Grants Stay, Lockout Reinstated

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Originally Posted by SBXVII

So if a player signs a 6 yr deal and the team cuts him after 3 yrs they don't have to pay him his guaranteed money? For what ever reason I thought thats why it was called "guaranteed?"

I'd much prefer the NFL had farm teams. Atleast the rookies would have a little more developement time.

What I meant to say was only a portion of it is guaranteed in the NFL. The majority of contracts in the other 3 leagues are guaranteed a 100%. See Michael Nylander in the NHL and Stephon Marbury in the NBA. A-Rod for example is going to see virtually every penny of his $275 million contract before taxes and alimony. Sure some teams offer tryout contracts and incentive laden deals but for the most part when you sign a deal with the other 3 leagues you are going to see every penny....before taxes.

Haynesworth on the other hand signs a $100 million contract but when he signed it most experts were calling it a $40 million contract.