Two weeks ago, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell openly questioned the integrity of the league’s current salary cap system . He later stated that it was a priority issue among NFL owners going into the league’s next collective bargaining agreement. For reference, the current CBA, which was struck during the early stages of the COVID pandemic, will run out in March of 2031.

On its surface, the NFL salary cap should be simple. The NFL could set a cash limit on how much you can spend on players in a given year, and have that be that. To a certain extent, that’s what the NBA does, before their aprons come into play. The big difference between the NBA and the NFL, though, is guaranteed money and signing bonuses.

Because contributing NBA veterans receive guaranteed contracts, there’s no real re

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