'A rabbit hole most people know nothing about': How insurance became the NFL's secret hack
'A rabbit hole most people know nothing about': How insurance became the NFL's secret hack
The Jets didn't insure Aaron Rodgers, costing them cap savings. The Eagles and 49ers used insurance to help achieve contender status.
The Jets didn't insure Aaron Rodgers, costing them cap savings. The Eagles and 49ers used insurance to help achieve contender status.
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I understand that it’s not my money, but I’m struggling to understand why all teams don’t go crazy buying insurance.
There’s a hard cap each year ($255 million) and each team shares revenue from tv and merch (~$400 million).
For a 53 man roster, you could pay an extra $75 mil at the most to get several million in extra available cap space the following year. That could mean the difference in being able to upgrade a couple crucial positions and making a run at the Super Bowl.
Once again, it’s not my money, but if you wanted to win at all costs, this would be a pretty effective way to do it.