From KFFL. The delay is definitely to try to reach an agreement. NFL | Negotiations for CBA to resume Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:15:25 -0800 ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports both the NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to delay the start of free agency in order to resume negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement. NFL | Cut-down deadline moved to Sunday Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:15:05 -0800 ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports the NFL has moved the cut-down deadline for teams to get under the salary cap to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 5. NFL | Free agency starting three days later Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:06:44 -0800 ESPNews reports the NFL has delayed the start of free agency by three days. It was previously scheduled to begin Friday, March 3
So if the Mawae move was done to get under the 94.5mil cap we would have just screwed ourselves. If a new CBA is reached some sort of compensation should be given to teams who released guys to comply with league rules.
No word yet on Bonuses due on March 3. I'd assume they would have to be paid tomorrow. Unless the language in the contract states that they will be paid on Day 1 of the new league year. If that is the case, then renegotiations like Penny's could wait a few days as well. Is the new league year March 3 every year or does it change? If it changes then most likely contracts would state first day of the league year, not a specific date.
The thing is, we were already under the cap. Mawae was a 35 year old center, coming off surjury, relatively highly paid, whose skills have been in decline for some time. This was just a move done to continue the youth movement...it had nothing to do with cap.
Yea ur prolly right. Truly, i am not that upset with the move because I feel in the long run we will be happy that they did, its just tough to see him go. Lets see how this all pans out, but I do not think that it had NOTHING to do with the cap, the cap always comes into play. If he agreed to play for 1 million next year, you would still cut him?
Depends what his contract says. Does it specify the date March 3 or does it specify the first day of the league year? Which is now Monday.
This is going to just be to allow teams to figure out who to cut and what to do relating to the cap adjustments better. I doubt it gets extended before the start of the league year. Though it is now possible that a few teams or so out of the side that the "big five" have that were fighting increased shared revenue may have defected. Like the Jets and Giants. Their are for certain 5 teams fighting it no matter what. Their were more than 5 against it, but those 5 will fight it against all costs (cowboys, bucs, skins, pats, and the eagles). The Broncos, the Jets, Giants, and possibly a few others were with them, however a few of them may have soured now, especially with the cap shooting up from just under 95 to 105 or higher (both 95 and 105+ are without tendered figures room..which is where the NFL bumps up the cap a million or two for tendering RFAs) if a deal gets done. I still think a deal is unlikely though.
Wow, giving back cut players may be worse than just letting the deadline expire. I can't see Mawae being even close to happy right now. I have a feeling the papers are going to be full of quotes with expletives deleted all weekend.
NFL | Teams can recall some players placed on waivers Thu, 2 Mar 2006 16:05:49 -0800 ESPN.com reports the NFL has informed teams any player placed on waivers may be recalled from waivers until there is more clarity on the free agency period, according to a high-level source with one NFL team. from KFFL So players cut can be recalled to their former teams, if the team wishes. It is not automatic.
