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Journalism major at the University of Texas, and cover football for Texas' student paper (The Daily Texan.) Born and raised in the Dallas area and a proud fan of all the professional teams there. Always looking to improve my writing, and I hope to consistently deliver interesting and insightful articles on Bleacher Report.
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Cy King posted 137 days ago
Hi Chris What did you mean on an article your wrote a few months ago in which you said the Cowboys will shed deadweight contracts this year to free up around ten million? Can you explain? Will they buyout contracts this year? And does it count towards your cap when you buy out players? Thanks
Brad Gagnon posted 139 days ago
Appreciate it, man.
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rich denatale posted 203 days ago
Well Chris I'm sure you and alot of other people would love to see ROSE never come back unless this young man were on your team !!!
Michael Pizzutillo posted 208 days ago
Great articles Chris! I just started writing for B/R and have been studying your work. Good stuff
The Doctor Chris Mueller posted 302 days ago
I read you write up in the Blog. It is always awesome to hear a fellow bleacher creature share their story of they got started with writing and the site itself. Good luck in your internship with B/R.
Ernie Garza posted 329 days ago
right on man that is cool. thank you so much for that comment. it was a good read
Stephen Cho posted 387 days ago
Didn't see your edits on my Kendall Marshall article until now. Thanks for the feedback- means a lot.
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Thanks. I appreciate it.
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thanks for the edits bro
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Hey Cy, first thanks for reading. Now, let me try and shed some light here. Dead weight contracts are a little tricky. But basically, it's the remaining money leftover from the signing bonuses that the Cowboys have cut or the money left in a players contract for the season, if they were cut in season. This means Dallas is still paying players like Terrence Newman, Marion Barber and Stephen McGee even though they are no longer on the roster. And no, they will not by any players out, at least for their contracts. Players can be cut without penalty in the NFL, the team just has to pay the remainder of their signing bonus. So, it wouldn't be surprising to see Dallas cut someone like Doug Free. However, the remainder of the signing bonus does count against the cap.
I hope that helps. And if you want to know anything else about how the salary cap works, here's a link to a pretty good primer.
http://www.askthecommish.com/SalaryCap/faq.aspx
Thanks!
137 days ago
Just wanted to complement you on your Romo article from last night. Well said and well written, especially on a deadline.
139 days ago
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