What we do know is that the issue
of a salary cap for exempt employees is not dead.
Nonprofits facing the prospect
of a salary cap mandated by the Cuomo administration think under - compensation is a bigger problem in their field than over-compensation.
Sen. John Flanagan told me during a CapTon interview last night that he's open to the idea
of a salary cap for public school superintendents, whose compensation was targeted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his budget address last week.
However, the past decade and a half has also seen the rise
of the salary cap in both leagues.
Developing players, bringing them through the ranks etc are fine, but whats the use if they get fed up of not winning or because
of the salary cap and go off to greener pastures???..
Question: If I'm not mistaken — It's been reported here that Toronto FC is looking for a Gomez like striker, but he was waived because
of salary cap.
Signing Cousins to a record deal will put a similar strain on this team moving forward because we will be locking up a significant portion
of our salary cap to keep a QB that has proven to be good but not great.
Because of the rules
of the salary cap, more money invested in 1 position means less money to some other position (s).
From a financial standpoint you don't tie up
all of your salary cap in one uber expensive player.
Let's pay him another quarter
of our salary cap.
And we're going to pay him 25 %
of our salary cap.
Since James has been in the league for over 10 years and has been with the his current team for two years, he is eligible for a four - year contract with 7.5 % annual raises at 35 %
of the salary cap.
I say luck because I think a lot of their success is due to the friendliest expansion draft rules in an era
of salary cap where teams have to shed talent after success as players that are successful want raises
And whether that's because
of salary cap parity, ruthless marketing or even fantasy football, don't take that for granted: Every other American sport needs a strong show pony, a story or star that builds to the narrative to a marketable norm.
Hardaway's average salary is something like 18 percent
of the salary cap.
Teams are not bound by any sort
of salary cap.
With those picks, plenty
of salary cap flexibility and coming off a disgusting season, you'd think Hinkie would look for prospects who could, along with a healthy Noel and Rookie of the Year Michael Carter - Williams, give the Philly faithful something to cheer about.
I also don't want to pay Otto the max, but unfortunately I don't see how we can replace him or get better at SF if we let him walk because
of the salary cap.
As I noted before, the dollars handed out this weekend either on the free agent market through extensions just don't jive with the slow climb
of the salary cap over the last few years.
One idea I read that makes some sense is to take QBs completely out
of salary cap calculations.
If you're retooling while hoping to remain competitive, Crowder and Bradley will be much more help than Oladipo, a 25 - year - old who will earn about 20 percent
of the salary cap over the next four years.
We would have to trade or release a player to sign a top free agent because of lack
of salary cap.
The players went on strike in 1994 because the owners didn't believe baseball would survive without the kind
of salary cap that has successfully and artificially suppressed salaries in the other major sports.
I'm curious as to whether the hardness
of the salary cap and the individual players» cap will be tweaked.
You now have five QBs (counting Taylor), a ridiculous number tying up a huge portion
of your salary cap, but remember: you're the Browns.
The NFL's strict enforcement
of its salary cap has rendered the league far more parity - heavy than even other American sports leagues.
That's just two players making all but $ 8 million
of the salary cap and 70 percent of the Lakers» luxury - tax bill.
Turn $ 5
of salary cap space into $ 25.
The Jags would have had to have given out some humungous contracts to get even close to their top 10 contracts taking up 60 %
of their salary cap space.
The economy and the looming prospect
of no salary cap will suppress spending on free agents below the marquee level
Cincinnati has a ton
of salary cap space and the «yre losing RB Cedric Benson in free agency so Green - Ellis makes a lot of sense there.
with the pieces currently in place («Back on the envelope» calculation — this takes the average proportion
of the salary cap devoted to corners and multiplies it by the projected 2018 cap number with no assumption for a rainy day fund).
This leaves them with $ 24 million
of salary cap room — enough space to sign LeBron James to a max contract with enough left over to sign a few smaller role players.
And that 57 % figure was calculated at the midpoint
of the salary cap.
Anyone who has been in the league for 10 years or more can get a max contract worth roughly 35 percent
of the salary cap.
If those conditions are met and the team wants to make the investment, these players are eligible for a five - year extension at 35 percent
of the salary cap.
Add to that the fact that five of six Canadian clubs are currently within $ 800,000
of the salary cap, and our teams are unable to satisfy the criteria set out in the Fan Value Index: Overall standing (60 per cent), Payroll (10 per cent), Fan Cost Index as established by Team Marketing Report (30 per cent).
Not exact matches
In 2016 - 17 and 2017 - 18, when the
salary cap will explode because
of the league's new TV deal, Cousins will only be making around $ 16 million per year — well below what he'd make if he got a max contract on the open market as a free agent.
Jason Brewer has resigned from his role as chief executive
of Perth Glory after the Football Federation
of Australia banned the club from playing in the A-League finals for breaching its
salary cap.
The key sticking points remain with the owners wanting concessions on many issues, most notably an 18 - game regular season, a rookie
salary cap, and a pay cut in the players» share
of the overall revenue.
An analysis by New York HR consultant Nat Stoddard pegs the price
of a CEO mis - hire at a large -
cap company at more than US$ 50 million, based not only on
salary and severance outlay but also factors like lost productivity and opportunities.
Whole Foods Market strives for an egalitarian culture and
caps its executive
salaries at no more than 19 times that
of the average worker.
As far as Clinton's proposal goes, she'd give companies an expense incentive to set up a profit - sharing plan by offering a tax break
of 15 percent on gains shared with employees,
capped at 10 percent
of a worker's
salary.
These limits forbade cash bonuses and set a
cap on the only form
of incentive pay that banks could award, which was restricted stock worth 50 %
of an employee's
salary.
In December, as Greek policy - makers approved yet another round
of budget cuts — tough legislation that
caps salaries at state - owned companies, cuts many state
salaries by 10 % and diminishes collective bargaining power — some 20,000 protestors jammed the streets in the country's seventh general strike that year.
Unless carefully designed,
salary -
cap systems can be harmful to the smallest - market teams, as they typically come with
salary floors that require a certain level
of spending.
There's no evidence from either the NHL or NBA lockouts to suggest that a
salary -
cap system designed primarily to cut the players» share
of revenue helps small - market clubs like Sacramento or Milwaukee rise in the standings.
After the lockout, the deal signed with the players set a
salary cap of 54 %
of league revenues.
However, as league revenues and the
salary cap continued to increase, players have become the unlikely recipients
of more valuable contracts.»