FOF2k4: Bonus money & Retirement

[Primal]

If a player retires before his contract is up does the remaining bonus money still count against you?

[Yossarian]

yup

[hukarez]

How about the actual salary for their remaining years?

[kcchief19]

No, only the bonus money counts. The salary does not.

[Darkiller]

Keep in mind:

Signing bonus = GUARANTEED MONEY for the player.

[yabanci]

Is the bonus accelerated when the player retires, like it is when you cut or trade a player? For example, if you sign a player to a 5 year contract with a $5m bonus and he retires after the first year, do you then take a cap hit of $4m or do you go on taking $1m hits for the next four years?

[Hurst2112]

I think all bonus money is paid in full, the next year.

[Francis_Cole]

You take the cap hit all at once (or over 2 years if its after june 1st) - like what Vinny is going to do in real life for the jets

Fran

[yabanci]

thanks. I thought so, but just wanted to make sure.

[Vinatieri for Prez]

We don't have a June 1 thing in FOF. So, in FOF when a guy retires, his entire remaining prorated bonus counts against the cap in the year he retires. This is slightly different than cutting a player, when the prorated bonus all counts in next year's cap.