houndirish
Footballguy
Anybody know of any websites that list current players existing contracts? I have found sites that list current free agents but nothing that will detail the length of current players existing contracts.
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diesel7982
Footballguy
nflpa.org
Sack-Religious
Footballguy
BoltBacker
Footballguy
Great link Ken, never seen that site before.
Ozymandias
Footballguy
I googled playername signing bonus
and this is what I got: http://deadpool.isfullofcrap.com/oldcrap/2005/11/
Quite an editorial comment.
and this is what I got: http://deadpool.isfullofcrap.com/oldcrap/2005/11/
Quite an editorial comment.
Ozymandias
Footballguy
Of course signing bonuses count against the cap. However, they are prorated for the life of the contract, so if a player gets $10 mil for 10 years of contract, then the amount against the cap is $1 mil per year. That creates problems if he is cut, because then the unused prorated part is brought into the last year.
DoctorDetroit
Chocolate Thunder
Good question.
BlueOnion
Footballguy
Randy Moss' annual salary
Randy Moss was due about 7 million in annual salary last season, but the Raiders liquidated the contract (turned the 7 million annual salary into a 665k annual salary and 6.5 million signing bonus). Obviously Moss still got his due 7 million last year, but how does it count against the cap? Divide 6.5 million by 4 (1.6 million) [remaining years on contract] and add it to Moss' 2006, 2007 and 2008 annual salaries.
So Randy Moss' salary cap number for 2006 should be 8.250 million + 1.6 million for a cap number of 9.850 million-ish. Clearly Oakland will have to get a new deal done this year (or next) or release Randy to free agency. Moss is sitting pretty because the sooner he is released, the sooner he can sign a new lucractive contract with a potential 20 million signing bonus (with the Raiders or another club).
Randy Moss was due about 7 million in annual salary last season, but the Raiders liquidated the contract (turned the 7 million annual salary into a 665k annual salary and 6.5 million signing bonus). Obviously Moss still got his due 7 million last year, but how does it count against the cap? Divide 6.5 million by 4 (1.6 million) [remaining years on contract] and add it to Moss' 2006, 2007 and 2008 annual salaries.
So Randy Moss' salary cap number for 2006 should be 8.250 million + 1.6 million for a cap number of 9.850 million-ish. Clearly Oakland will have to get a new deal done this year (or next) or release Randy to free agency. Moss is sitting pretty because the sooner he is released, the sooner he can sign a new lucractive contract with a potential 20 million signing bonus (with the Raiders or another club).
turkishkamel
Footballguy
said perfectly
JaxBill
Footballguy
BlueOnion
Footballguy
In short, owners\teams would prefer to sign nothing but straight-up (year-to-year) contracts. This sucks for players because there is no guaranteed money.Everything I know about signing bonuses, I learned from playing Madden.
I'm pretty sure there's an advantage to signing bonuses as opposed to just a straight-up contract, but I'm not sure what it is.
players would prefer to have more guaranteed money (signing bonus) than money in year-to-year annual salary.
So when players and teams negogiate contracts, they negogiate total contract money and signing bonus. It would not be odd for a player to sign a smaller contract if there was more upfront money than to sign a larger contract with no upfront money.
I am sure in Madden you offer contracts to players with no signing bonuses and the players sign the contract. In real life, players would not do this, they would ask for more upfront money from you and if you refussed they would look else where.
mcjc4
Footballguy
Part of the reason the Vikings are in such good cap position is because they have been cheap SOB's and that theysigned roster bonuses, not signing bonuses. The total roster bonuses amount goes against that years cap number. Winfield signed a big contract along with Pat Williams but because the Vikes had the cap space, they used most the bonus as a roster bonus so it would not drag out the length of the contract.
BlueOnion
Footballguy
I don't know if this has anything to do with being cheap because the player is still receiving the same amount of money. The only difference between a roster bonus and signing bonus is how the CBA handles the accouting and amortization of the money.Signing bonus, roster bonus...it is almost the same thing to players.
Sack-Religious
Footballguy
Several NFL teams can't keep track of the salary cap, what makes people think I can do that for the entire NFL? 
The info on those pages are the base salary numbers for that year not including the prorated bonuses.
The info on those pages are the base salary numbers for that year not including the prorated bonuses.
