06-06-2017, 11:49 AM
(06-06-2017, 11:47 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: You can't do the ways you mention...but the Steelers restructure contracts all the time to sign players. Basically they shift money to a signing bonus to change how the cap hit occurs.
Yes, but that eventually comes due. It is kind of like a Ponzi scheme. They basically take the hit after they hit on a couple rookies who are really good but under contract a couple years and don't need resigned. The scheme collapses when you don't draft well for a while.