Clearing cap penalites

[niftyjets]

I am playing an online CFM with my buddy. Can we clear cap penalties?

[niftyjets]

any help guys

[Unsnuffable]

You are supposed to be able to clear cap penalties under the 'user teams' section of the League Settings. Although every time I have tried, it does not save the cap wipe and nothing happens. Hopefully this is fixed with the incoming patch.

[niftyjets]

how come nothing works? so you have cap penalties and when you try and clear them they are still there?

how long do cap penalties last?

[niftyjets]

if a player has no signing bonus and i trade him do i get a cap penalty?

[SA1NT401]

Til the remaining years of the contract expire. Releasing a player with 4 yrs left and a 2 mil penalty stays for the remaining years.

[theapex]

Actually the cap penalty is split across 2years. Current year and the next year

[sirkicley]

Quote: Originally Posted by niftyjets

if a player has no signing bonus and i trade him do i get a cap penalty?

Correct. If there is no signing bonus, there is no penalty.

For this reason it is a good tactic to resign at the end of the year (provided you have the room) some of your back-ups (low OVR) to a couple/three years w/ no signing bonus in cases where you're not sure if you're going to find a better replacement in draft, or preseason free agency.

That way you can cut them if you don't need them without accruing penalties.