CBA: What if there was a veteran exemption?

[That Guy]

whats the point of the cap then? either keep it or ditch it.

[jdlea]

I think that the cap could still exist if the exemption were limited and each team only had one. All it would allow a team to do is apply to a player who has tenure on their team and not have him kill their cap. It would allow the Jerry Rices and Emmitt Smiths of the world to finish their careers on the teams that they belong.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by jdlea

I think that the cap could still exist if the exemption were limited and each team only had one. All it would allow a team to do is apply to a player who has tenure on their team and not have him kill their cap. It would allow the Jerry Rices and Emmitt Smiths of the world to finish their careers on the teams that they belong.

it'd be unfair cause some teams would be stuck with crap while others could write off peyton's 20$mill a year contract.

QBs tend to stay with their clubs regardless of costs, an exemption would just give the teams with the best 5-10 qbs an even bigger advantage than they already have.