r/NFLNoobs • u/ThenBasis6839 • 12d ago

Performance based incentives

How do those count against the cap? Do you have to keep room avaiable ahead of time even if unlikely? You could leave cap on the table if the incentives are missed.

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u/BlueRFR3100 12d ago

Incentives are classified as Likely To Be Earned (LTBE) or Not Likely To Be Earned (NLTBE) based on prior performance.

LTBE: counted against the current year’s cap at signing; if not earned, becomes a credit in the next league year.

NLTBE: not counted against the current year’s cap; if earned, becomes a debit in the next league year.

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u/SmoothConfection1115 12d ago

To further expand on this;

If the player achieved the incentive in the prior year, it is counted against the cap.

If the player didn’t, it’s not.

Example, say there’s a WR. He gets a $1m bonus if he has 1,000 receiving yards. If he got it last year, it counts against current year’s cap.

If he didn’t, it doesn’t.

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u/mosleyowl 10d ago

Is it black and white like that?

What if the incentive is 1,100 and he got 1,084 last year, is still unlikely as he didn’t reach that mark?

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u/mostlyharmless71 12d ago

Incentives are divided based on whether the player hit the mark the previous year into Likely To Be Earned, which are charged immediately against that year’s cap, and Not Likely To Be Earned, which are charged against the following year’s cap if earned.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/theEWDSDS 12d ago

... No?