ColoradoBills Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 5 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: It is true All 32 teams are required to spend at least 89 percent of their caps https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/agents-take-five-suggested-changes-to-the-next-nfl-collective-bargaining-agreement/ thats what I found in a quick search Shady, here is a good article about it. extract............ What is the 89 percent rule? The current NFL collective bargaining agreement requires NFL franchises to spend a minimum of 89% of team salary caps between 2017-2020. It is important to note the wording used in this clause. The clause is titled “Minimum Team Cash Spending” and the wording states that there shall be a guaranteed “Minimum Team Cash Spending of 89% of the Salary Caps for such periods.” What is cash spending? Cash spending is not calculated on the prorated salary cap formula. If a team is short of 89%, they can sign a player with a $50 million bonus this year and spend $50 million dollars cash as far as the CBA is concerned. This means that cash spending will always be higher than what is reflected in a team’s current salary cap number. It also means that managing this four year average is relatively easy and teams aren’t sweating trying to stay above this number. While we don’t know that the salary cap will be in 2019 and 2020, we can take the last four years as an example. 2018 — $177,200,000 2017 — $167,000,000 2016 — $155,270,000 2015 — $143,280,000 GT — $642,750,000. From 2015 - 2018, the Indianapolis Colts had a salary cap hit of $597,631,019, which is 93% of the total salary cap. However, during the same time-frame, the Colts had a cash spending total of $610,222,337, which is a 95% cash spending versus the cap. What is Carryover Cap? Prior to the official start of each season, the NFL determines the new salary cap. Teams can acquire or sign players up to that salary cap number in the season. Any portion of the salary cap that goes unused can be carried over to the following season. This creates an adjusted salary cap number for each team and allows talented front office people like Mike Bluem to be even more strategic in how he approaches team building and contract structure. Carryover cap and adjusted salary cap numbers can make the 89% rule look hard to reach over time. However, when you consider the salary cap number each season and that cash spending will always be higher, you will find that a team could carry over $70 million from 2018 and still safely fulfill the 89% rule. https://www.stampedeblue.com/2019/1/21/18191412/the-colts-2019-salary-cap-situation-part-i-how-the-nfl-salary-cap-works 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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