Contract Restructuring allows a team to reduce a player’s current year salary, distributing that money as bonus to the remaining years, including current, of their contract. This act provides immediate salary cap relief with the downside of having increased the value of the remaining years of a player’s contract.
During the season this may be used as a necessary step towards bringing in a free agent or making the money work when trying to acquire more talent through trades. In the offseason this can be used to extend players on expiring deals or make high profile signings in free agency that previously wouldn’t be possible due to a team’s cap situation.
Not all players are eligible to have their contracts restructured. A player must have multiple years remaining on their contract and be making more than the league minimum salary. Players on rookie contracts cannot be restructured until they’ve completed their third season in the league per NFL rules.
In Franchise, the process to restructure has been made simple. Eligible players will have an additional “Restructure” option on their player card. In addition to this flow we have also added a single button Restructure option to the Team Salaries screen. Prior to confirming you will be shown the effects of the restructure on current salary cap and future year increases so you can make sure you are getting the relief you need to make your next big move.