If you trade someone who has a signing bonus...

Does the players new team pay the entire bonus on their salary cap?

No. When you offer a signing bonus, you are on the hook for that signing bonus no matter what.

Now, I'm not sure if its like when you cut a player (bonus for that year counts that year with the rest counting next year) or if you're on the hook for all of it at once, but I do know you're on the hook for that signing bonus.

[quote08e3d1a="Steelerdaddy"]No. When you offer a signing bonus, you are on the hook for that signing bonus no matter what.

Now, I'm not sure if its like when you cut a player (bonus for that year counts that year with the rest counting next year) or if you're on the hook for all of it at once, but I do know you're on the hook for that signing bonus.[/quote08e3d1a]

If you cut a player it is the same as if you trade a player, the first year's bonus comes off that year you trade him, the rest comes all in one hit in the second year.

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yep what John said is accurate. You always have to pay the bonus if you offer it. And the only time it comes in one hit is if a guy retires, then it comes all that season. Otherwise, it's split up over 2 seasons.

[quote7ba26ea="Joe"]yep what John said is accurate. You always have to pay the bonus if you offer it. And the only time it comes in one hit is if a guy retires, then it comes all that season. Otherwise, it's split up over 2 seasons.[/quote7ba26ea]

Hey Joe,

Great minds think alike baby!

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[quote71da16b="wademoore"]If you trade someone who has a signing bonus...

Does the players new team pay the entire bonus on their salary cap?[/quote71da16b]

Motormouth is gonna have to convince McCalla to retire after this season and give you a nice $10 million cap hit.

[quoteda28926="Taco"][quoteda28926="wademoore"]If you trade someone who has a signing bonus...

Does the players new team pay the entire bonus on their salary cap?[/quoteda28926]

Motormouth is gonna have to convince McCalla to retire after this season and give you a nice $10 million cap hit. [/quoteda28926]

That evil thinking little shrimp can't convince McCalla to do anything... he'll be lucky if McCalla let's him glance in his general direction!