The Larry Bird Exception
After being with a team for 4 seasons, a player who is re-signed for $10 million/season would only count $7.5 million against the cap. I would also want to see a longevity clause, so that that discount percentage goes from 25% to 30% if a player has been with the team for 8 seasons.
Since we are on the topic of the cap...
Don’t quote me on this, but the NFL owners receive the majority of their money from the TV deals (not from ticket sales). No one in the stands should not affect the cap... unless, you know, the owners are simply using the pandemic as a reason to lower the cap (something they’ve been trying to do for a decade). SMFH