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Originally Posted by MiSo
how come some teams have a higher salary cap than other teams?
who sets these caps?
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They don't; every NFL team has the same cap, I believe $85.5 million this season.
The reason to sign a big contract is for the signing bonus, plus the player will likely get at least a portion of the base salary as they won't be cut for several years in most cases.
An example from just today is Derrick Mason. He signed a five-year deal with the Ravens today, although they haven't released the monetary terms yet. He is 32, so likely he will only play three, maybe four years of this deal. However, he'll get all of the bonus money, as well as some of the salary.
Don't worry about Troy Brown, Redlemon. He'll be back with the Patriots most likely; just for less then they would have paid to keep him with the option.