What happens when a guy gets cut in training camp. Lets say he signed a 3 year deal worth 2.4 million with a 500k bonus. Does he get at least 2.4/3 (800K in salary) or does he get the bonus only?
What happens when he gets cut in the regular season, does he get the years salary or just the bonus?
What if hes injured? Does he get the contract money or just the Bonus?
Finally, can anyone explain to me whats the difference of being CUT, RELEASED, and WAIVED?
2007-08-31 06:42:46 · 6 answers · asked by Blue Jay Z 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
In the NFL, the only money a player gets is guaranteed money. So all those record contracts that get signed, the key amount is the guaranteed bonus money. If your example, he gets his bonus.
As long as you're part of the team, you get paid.
I don't know if cut,released or waived are different. I think it's all the same, but I could be wrong.
2007-08-31 06:57:14 · answer #1 · answered by Gregory W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
players don't get a paycheck in training camp. The only money the player can count on seeing is the signing bonus. Players get around $800 per week for training camp and preseason, so if a player gets cut, they have thier signing bonus (example - undrafted free agent rookies probably get a 10,000 bonus).
If a vetern player makes the roster the first week, and then is cut, they still get their salary the rest of the year. That's why you'll see a lot of teams cut veteren players and add them back after the first wek.
Injured players before the season can get cut, usually with an injury settlement. During the season, they land on injured reserve, and still get paid, just not their full amount (I believe 60 or 70%)
Really no difference between cut, released, and waived.
2007-08-31 07:43:13 · answer #2 · answered by david g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The salary portion of the contract is dependent on him being on the roster. So if he's cut, he gets none of the $2.4 million. The signing bonus is also segmented into years, so he would not get the entire $500k since he was not on the roster the 3 full years. Players that are likely to get cut (such as tryout players or low draft picks) will not have much guaranteed money, but will have some.
I believe every contract is different regarding how they deal with injuries. Most players do not get their entire salary if they do not reach certain benchmarks, so an injured player often will not get their entire salary, but will still get a significant portion of it.
Cut, released, and waived are basically the same thing. Released is used more often when describing a player who wanted to leave the team though since it's a nicer term.
2007-08-31 07:12:48 · answer #3 · answered by Vegas Matt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The guy you describe would get to keep his $500K signing bonus but that's it.
If he is cut during the season he gets the $500K and his salary up to the point of his release. NFL players use to get paid every week, not sure if that is still the case.
If he is injured and still remains on the team, say as on the IR list, he gets full pay.team has.
Cut and release are the same thing. Waived would also be the same or are you asking about WAIVERS? This time of year you see players put on waivers, meaning he has gotten a conditional release from a team. Say I want to put a guy on my developmental team, I have to release him, other teams have the chance to sign him, if he clears waivers (no other team signs him) then I can claim him and place him on my developmental team.
2007-08-31 07:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep in mind, like in the JaMarcus Russell hold out, if a player is good enough he can get a performance clause in his contract which states that even if he sucks he gets paid. They also have injury clauses like this. Usually the top 2 or 3 players in the draft get this clause in their contract, this is what Russell is holding out for, the Raiders do not want to pay it.
2007-08-31 08:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they are all the same
2007-08-31 08:27:21 · answer #6 · answered by Jose S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋