sableholic Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 http://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/statuses/179279542773489664 NFL is taking away millions of dolllar of salary-cap space from Cowboys and Redskins for how they front-loaded deals during uncapped year. Here is the PFT article: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/12/uncapped-year-could-be-coming-back-to-haunt-some-teams/ Seems kinda dumb to me, basically yea it was a uncapped year, but don't treat it as such... UPDATE: http://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/statuses/179283923803713536 AdamSchefter: Cowboys lose $10 million in cap space, Redskins lose $36 million in space. Can split it over 2012 and 2013 any way they want. More at ESPN. UPDATE 2: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/36904/qa-on-the-cowboys-redskins-cap-mess NFC East Blog posting about it: Q: How did they get caught? A: The complaints against the Cowboys and the Redskins for engaging in perfectly legal behavior that violated no actual rules but only the collusive backroom dictates being issued by the league came not from the league office but from the other 30 teams, who were doing what they were told while the Cowboys and the Redskins were not. The other teams demanded action, since they were the good soldiers, and so the league decided it needed to take some. Q: Why isn't the union challenging this? A: While this behavior seems to fit the very dictionary definition of collusion, as multiple teams were engaged in discussions to limit the earning potential of their employees and prospective employees, do not expect it to be challenged in court. The decision today, in which the Redskins were docked $36 million in cap space and the Cowboys $10 million, is the result of a settlement between the NFL and the NFLPA. One reason the union has no problem with it is that the money lost to the Cowboys and Redskins is not taken out of the overall 2012 spending pool — each of 28 other teams gets $1.6 million extra in cap room, so there's no net loss league-wide. Another reason the union won't push on it is because they agreed, as part of the settlement of last year's Brady vs. NFL federal lawsuit, to drop all pending legal action against the league. That included their claims that the league engaged in collusion in 2010. ----------------------------- ES Staff Appended Edit: It appears this is not cut and dried. Click link. http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?363408-Redskins.com-Bruce-Allen-Responds-to-Cap-News ------------------------- ES Staff Appended Edit #2: May 22, 2012 Joint Statement from WASHINGTON REDSKINS AND DALLAS COWBOYS “We pursued our salary cap claim pursuant to the CBA and we respect and will abide by the arbitrator's decision to dismiss. We will continue to focus on our football teams and the 2012 season.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy165 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Here's hoping by "millions" they mean 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird_1972 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Really? That really sucks. How does this affect us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan4life7 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yeah what the heck is this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKM311 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 That is ridiculous to me. Every team had this option. Up to them to use it. If other teams don't like us, fine. But that to me, is the extent this should have gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeronimobrat Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Okay, tell me what that's supposed to mean... Guess all the big market teams will get hit this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 i wonder how many millions that means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jivelikenice Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 How much will be big dictating factor here? Other things can be done to create more cap room if necessary. (i.e. releasing Moss, Brown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Well, the NFL is going to cut into some of that 40 mil. Let's see how much it affects FA. We could use a good spending spree of solid players in our return to relevance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2v2nv Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Redskins close to becoming legit???!?!?!?!? We must stop this..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't understand what we did wrong. Can someone with more knowledge clarify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Just saw this. What the hell? Anyone have details on how much money Goodell is taking away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS'n'Spurs Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 How many years ago was this uncapped year? What kind of timing is this by the league, WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! so pissed and confused right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 They must release this number before FA. Waiting until the day before Free Agency begins is ridiculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Unless there were rules in place against doing it then this is BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Est.1974 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hard to see how the nfl could justify doing this, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemoveSnyder Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 goodell going on my s-list right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilco_holland Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 That is ridiculous to me. Every team had this option.Up to them to use it. If other teams don't like us, fine. But that to me, is the extent this should have gone. Agree, I would take this to court. There was no rule who prefented us from doing this, so noting illegal. This is insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COWBOY-KILLA- Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 WTF!!?? Danny get the lawyers on the phone ASAP! Sounds like bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSO Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 That's utterly bs. It was within the rules at the time, how could they come now to reverse it? Trash, just trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vnmenon1 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Bull.... don't understand how the NFL can issue a "directive" when the actual bylaws/rules say its uncapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't understand what we did wrong. Can someone with more knowledge clarify? Apparently the NFL sent out a memo saying "don't use the uncapped year to clear cap space" or something to that extent. NFLPA will have something to say about this...that's taking money away from players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfansince1988 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 that is BS, it was uncapped and two years later they complain, it was uncapped meaning we could spend what we wanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsCrushCowboys Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Our contract and money guys are better than the NFL idiots...so what does the NFL do when they get showed up..they go punative... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Apparently the NFL sent out a memo saying "don't use the uncapped year to clear cap space" or something to that extent.NFLPA will have something to say about this...that's taking money away from players. Ok, but this was back in 2009. So why now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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