5 hours ago
(5 hours ago)rfaulk34 Wrote: They only have to escrow the portion that is due that year.
You have that backwards. They need to escrow the guarantee the parts that AREN'T due that year, because the whole point of it all was to protect the guaranteed money to make sure it's there for the player in the future.
The parts due this year are getting paid out, so they're the only part that isn't escrowed since you're not going to escrow something like a $40m signing bonus just to then un-escrow it 6 days later to pay it out or immediately un-escrow a roster bonus that is normally paid out March or June 1st.
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