eyriq wrote:I've been through all that already, see my first post. Notice that this says "any money paid to a player". If a player initiates his release from a team by retiring it is implied that the team can release him from his contract and it explicitly states that the team can protest with penalties on the player's ability to play in the league within a year.
I was editing while you typed this:
Isn't that (what you quoted) exception to the first paragraph -- that he can indeed play again after "retiring". It's about when they can play again. If the player retires to get out of a deal/team, then he has to wait a year or get approval from all the league owners.
That section didn't say anything about $$.
The part I quoted was about money and it counting against the cap.
Any money paid to a player is included in team salary, even if the player is no longer playing or has retired.
There is one exception whereby a player can continue to receive his salary, but the salary is excluded from team salary. This is when a player suffers a career-ending injury or illness.
Edit: I guess I see what you're saying -- If he foregoes his salary, then there's no money being paid ..
Any money paid to a player is included in team salary, even if the player is no longer playing or has retired.
