Re: Madden 24 Franchise Contracts

My understanding is that if you cut or trade a player the "penalty" you are responsible for on your cap is the player's bonus money.

When you aquire a player in trade you do not inherit the player's bonus. This potentially saves you a lot of money and also makes it easier to trade the player later because you will not have any "penalty" $ hit your cap for doing so.

I believe what season the penalty money hits your cap depends on how many years are left on the players contract with the majority hitting the first season.