03-01-2017, 04:16 PM
(03-01-2017, 03:47 PM)Whatever Wrote: Because there is a difference between cap dollars and actual spending. As an example, you can wind up spending more than the cap during a year due to signing bonuses being prorated into future years.
Yeah...I remember when they put the spending floor in...it goes by actual cash spent...so if you sign a guy like AJ Green to a 4 year $60 million contract with a $15 million signing bonus...your actual spend may count as $26 million for Year 1...but the cap hit might be $15 million.
