G'Day all, just signed up and looking into all the nooks and crannies of the game trying to understand it all.
When cutting a player (due to too many on the squad) I get 3 things
1. how many $ will be freed up this year eg $7,000,000
2. how many $ counted to salary cap this year eg $4,000,000
3. how many $ counted towards salary cap next year. $21,000,000
is No3 the amount that will be part of the dead cap next year? the figures are just made up, can't remember exactly.
I have too many players in some positions and just 1 or 2 in others so would like to add a couple more.
Dave

You are correct. #3 is the dead cap you will incur next season if you cut the player. That figure comes from bonus money due for the number of years left on the contract.

If you are tight on cap or don't want that much dead cap for next year, the best thing to do is cut a player with 1 year left on his contract or a player with multiple years, big on salary and no bonus or small bonus.

Good luck!

Also, if the dead cap for next year is something you do not want to do, by looking at the position tab you will see the rating of other positions (by your weights) that player could also play, then you might move him into one of those positions to help create depth. Sometimes, your #3 at one position might be just as good or better than your #2 at another.