What happens if a player is traded or retires?
We already know that if a player is waived on or before June 1, the remaining signing bonus that has not been included in salary accelerates and is included in that years team salary. Acceleration also occurs when a player is traded or waived and picked up by another team. The new team is not responsible for any of the original signing bonus. The team that waived or traded the player is responsible for the accelerated signing bonus (in the same manner as described above). In most cases, if a player retires, the remaining signing bonus that has not been included in salary accelerates and is included in that years team salary. Thus, the team will take an immediate salary cap hit of the remaining signing bonus.
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