Happy New Year!
Or, at least, Happy New Year to the NFL!
For the NFL, the New Year arrives Thursday at 4 p.m., and it’s really more like Christmas or Chanukah, with teams hoping to get a lot of shiny, new toys.
March 9 is also the date the league’s salary cap begins to apply, and from that point until the end of the season, all teams much remain in compliance with the cap.
With that in mind, I’m here to give you an introduction to the salary cap in terms that should be a little easier to understand (this thing is complex).