HK Salary Cap (Everyone Read)

For those of you that don't know, we have a pretty big issue with the Salary Cap. Many users are unable to resign players due to being 1 Billion over the cap.

Unfortunately, it may correct itself for some users after the offseason but it WILL come back for others. It is completely broken. Also, because we have it on good authority that it will not be patched, we are going to turn off the Salary Cap in game. However, you will still be required to be under the cap. The 2014 cap will be $137.5M.

So, here is what we are planning -

The only aspect of the cap that is really difficult to manage is cap penalties. Therefore, we are going to add a "cut thread". If a user wants to cut a player, they have to wait 24 hours before cutting them. If a trade occurs, they have to wait 24 hours before approving the trade in console. This will give us time to properly adjust the cap penalties on the doc below -



We will sticky this thread to the HK Forum. Every user will have to agree that they understand what we are doing.

With this, users are going to have to be more responsible for their cap numbers. This means -

1. Keeping enough cap space clear for rookie signings
2. Keeping enough cap space to have a full roster of players
3. NOT going over the CAP. If you do, we will have penalties.

1ST OFFENSE - $5M Cap hit for the next year.
2ND OFFENSE - $15M Cap hit for the next year.
3RD OFFENSE - BOOT

The good news is that all of the salary information is still in the CCM when the cap is turned off. You can still see your total team salary, the penalties for cutting a player and how long each individual player is signed. Furthermore, we can still use the game's free agency system which is much better than the bidding system that we had last release.

We would like to have everyone post in this thread that you agree and understand. If you have any questions, please post them here.


@HAL9100 is going to manage the AFC
@NeuroticTruth is going to manage the NFC

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Yeah...it is the best we can do under the circumstances. If you have any questions, please ask Hal, Neu or myself. We will do our best to help.

/agreed.

wish this wasnt an issue EA!

signed and understood

It all depends on where you draft and how many picks you have. Here are the rookie reserved amounts in my test league.

1. 9.36 Panthers
2. 9.72 Chiefs
3. 12.76 (two first round picks 3 and 5) Rams
4. 9.12 Bengals
5. 8.73 Vikings
6. 8.09 Jaguars
7. 7.94 Seahawks
8. 7.30 Browns
9. 7.03 Jets
10. 6.19 Colts
11. 6.66 Bucs
12. 5.84 Lions
13. 6.48 Dolphins
14. 6.30 Raiders
15. 6.11 Ravens
16. 5.98 Giants
17. 5.92 Eagles
18. 5.84 Saints
19. 5.77 Bills
20. 4.63 Titans
21. 5.72 Cowboys
22. 4.98 Bears
23. 5.59 Steelers
24. 9.05 49ers (1 1st, 2 2nd, 2 3rd, 2 4th)
25. 5.48 Broncos
26. 5.47 Falcons
27. 3.82 Patriots
28. 4.85 Texans
29. 5.32 Cards
30. 5.23 Chargers
31. 5.21 Packers
5.85 Redskins (no firsts)

You should be able to use this as reference.

I think you would be safe for sure.

Yeah...we will bump the cap up every year most likely. However, the number may not match the NFL or what was on the console.

We will take that into account when we decide to increase. However, if you look at the last 4 years in the NFL, it really hasn't changed much. I understand there is a new CBA but the future cap number is all speculation at this point.

2012 $120.6 million
2011 $120 million
2010 Uncapped
2009 $123 million
2008 $116 million