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Sorry split my message in too much of a hurry.
It seems that Curtis Martin has 'renegotiated' has contract and extended for 8 years but what I don't get is how simply it is to work around the salary cap with signing bonuses. Are there any rules about this. If a team with a lot of money gives a large portion of the contract up front and takes the risk for him getting injured (they have huge insurance policies I am sure) can they simply create room by paying them in the form of a signing bonus?
It still seems to favor the richer teams and doesn't really control any costs does it?

On a different note I have developed something for the football pool junkies out there and I am happy to send you a copy. It is a spreadsheet that does full team Vs team comparisons. It has their overall statistics for the 01-02 season, performance Vs the spread, how they played on Grass/Turf, how that have performed against common opponents, how they have played in the last 1-8 games Vs their overall performance. Shoot me an email at footballsoftware@hotmail.com and I will send you a copy, no charge.
LC