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Old 03-12-2004, 01:24 PM   #169
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Makes sense on the retired guy front, but here is where the information about a player who is cut comes from...

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=1743706

Salary cap hits: The 2004 pro-rated part of a signing bonus is always going to count in that year's cap. But, because every dollar counts in the salary cap, teams must add the remainder of a signing bonus if they cut or trade a player. They do this in two ways. If a player is cut before June 1, the cap hit is this year. Take that $4 million signing bonus example. If that player is cut before June 1, the $1 million portion counts this year but the remaining $3 million must also count this season. Thus, that $5 million contract must all count in 2004. But if the player is released after June 1, the team can delay taking the cap hit until next year, 2005. That's why $1 million will be on the books this year, but $3 million goes against the 2005 cap.
Therefore, Salaam will be off the books next year, but not this year.

I'm still looking into retirement... I just know that retired VIkings players continued to get paid and that sucked.
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