2018 Cap Space

[jfkbengals]

(06-07-2017, 07:31 PM)lostpoet2 Wrote: Would it be possible to structure a contract on a per game basis, or perhaps partially guaranteed and the rest a games-played bonus?  If this is possible, Eifert could get a contract that paid him $3 million per year plus $450-500k for each game played, so that he could earn a total of $10-11 million if he plays all 16 games but only $7-ish if he is hurt half the season?

Of course, but that doesn't circumvent the salary cap.  Likely to be earned incentives are applied to the cap at the start of the season, while remaining incentives will officially be applied after they are attained.  They can cause cap violations with the league if the room is not available.