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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 778948">I don't know what you are referring to.  A franchise tag applies to a player who's contract is expired and applies to one year only.That's not the reason players get signing bonuses.  Also, some or all of the salary can be guaranteed in addition to the signing bonus.Salary cap 101:  for cap purposes, signing bonuses are prorated over the first 5 years of the contract, or if it's an extention, over 5 years beginning with the current year.Signing bonuses are designed to put cash money in the player's pocket now (or over some near term period of time) while the team incurs the cap hit later.  Signing bonuses are all about pushing the cap liability out to the future.  These contracts are referred to as "cap friendly".  Of course they are only friendly if you win now; if you don't they become quite unfriendly later.</blockquote>

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