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Originally Posted by That Guy
in brunell'ss case it was an actual pay cut. 3 players would have had to take pay cuts to lower their cap values this year to be complaint with the 30% rule if no new cba had been signed.
the new cba eliminates the 30% rule, allows more bonus to prorated signing bonus options to be used and lets you prorate over 5 years (instead of 4).
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The "no cba" world, was a very unique situation. Please note the use of the word "most" in my post.
Part of our disagreement here has to do with the definition of pay cut in the funny math world of NFL salaries and caps.
The way most agents and players see it, non-guaranteed money isn't real. The only money that is real are guaranteed $$.
One thing that is not allowed is for a player to give back bonus money that has already been paid as part of a restructure (the Lavar situation where he essentially bought his way out was different).