Question about NFL players union vs. MB

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Mike Brown has actually spent his fair share of the money he's required to spend. In fact, he's spent more than he's technically required, but he just doesn't use it all every year.

What has essentially happened with the Bengals is they didn't spend near the cap one year and have essentially rolled over about $10-15 mill each year. The thought is that the money is being rolled over to eventually be used, but it does just seem to still be rolled over. However, it's not accumulating much at all so that essentially translates into Mike Brown spending right around the normal cap amount each year.

One problem though that the Bengals have with how they are spending their cap is that there is some overpaying involved with certain players because they (arguably) are no longer performing at the level that justifies the contract. And they typically don't restructure contracts after the fact nor do they often cut underperforming players to free up cap.