mikeak":v2hu1d0f said:
Scottemojo":v2hu1d0f said:
sutz":v2hu1d0f said:
kidhawk":v2hu1d0f said:
It appears that every team but the rams have carried over their excess cap money from last season. No surprise that we are rolling over our money, but figured I'd add that information here for those following it.
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Genuinly curious here. Is there a logical reason NOT to carry over cap room?
There are. Theoretically, an owner could already be far below the cap and simply not want to spend the money.
But there are rules on that. Don't they have to spend 99% or something like that number....... if they don't spend enough I understand it as they pay it as a "fine"
IIRC, if the "floor" of 84% isn't reached, then the difference between what they paid out, and the floor is how much they are fined. The fine is then distributed among (former maybe?) players for that team. Heard it on a podcast but it was about 2 weeks ago. Some research might bear that out, or correct it.
Here's some good info but it doesn't have what I was looking for:
"Question 1.2a
Is there a Minimum Salary?
Answer: Yep. Under the new CBA, The cap (max)for 2015 is $143M per team. Each team must average $136 M. That is a league-wide average not an individual team minimum. League-wide, teams were required to spend 99% of the cap in 2011 and 2012. In 2013 and beyond, they must spend 95% of the cap. In the event that player costs are less than this overall league minimum, then, on or before April 15 of the next League Year, the NFL must pay an amount equal to such deficiency directly to the players.
In terms of minimum salary for each team, the salary floor is 89% of the cap. That became effective in 2013, as this requirement was by-passed in 2011 and 2012. Hence, there was in essence no salary floor in 2011 or 2012.
Under the prior edition of the CBA, beginning in 2006 each team had to pay a guaranteed Minimum Team Salary of 84% of the Salary Cap. Each year that percentage went up by 1.2%. However, the Minimum Team Salary was not to extend beyond 90% of the Salary Cap and any shortfall in the Minimum Team Salary at the end of a league year had to be paid, on or before April 15 of the next league year, by the team(s) having such shortfall, directly to the players who were on that team's roster at any time during the season. "
http://www.askthecommish.com/SalaryCap/ ... p/faq.aspx
