Salary Cap Number Going Forward

[ThunderDan]

Just read an article on AOL (or at least a link form the AOL homepage) that after inking the new revenue deals with TV networks and providers the NFL will get to $7,000,000,000 per year in income.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/12/05/score-nfl-to-grab-7-billion-a-year-in-broadcast-deals/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl22%7Csec1_lnk2%7C117797

If my math is correct or near correct that will casue the salary cap to go up roughly $50,000,000 per team. I msut admit I am using pretty fuzzy math and assuming the claim is correct.

WOW!

Edit: I think it will go up around $25,000,000 per team. $175,000,000 per team in salaries would equal $5,600,000,000 in salaries which is more than the split in the last collective bargaining agreement.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Sign Finley and Wells now. :)

[pbmax]

It is supposed to be $121 million next year, plus adjustments, but those adjustments are not the new TV deals.

They pegged the cap to expected revenues, the players can make up revenue exceeding the expectation on the back end (true up the following year).

The cap will not rise substantially until 2013, maybe 2014, or the first year of the new TV deals takes effect.

The television contracts are extensions and (at least for salary cap purposes) that new money will not be recognized until later. Other revenues could exceed projections in 2011 (that would get the players a "true up" in 2012) or there could be new revenue in 2012 prior to the League year, but it will be much closer to this year's number than you might think.