DeMaurice Smith
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756 appearances
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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And again, the salary cap is the core of the relationship between owners and players.
The first salary cap came into being in 1993.
Again, the salary cap was instituted.
The formal salary cap, as we know, it was instituted in 1993 as the result of a collusion case.
So you fast forward.
It's 2010.
We audit revenue of the NFL literally to the penny almost every year.
We also look at spending every year.
So what do we see in 2010?
There is no wild spending for the most part by the teams.
It's not.
And that's curious.
But of course, I have no facts.
We do the deal in 2011.
And literally, as the ink is still smudging.
On the CBA.
On the CBA deal in 2011.
This 10-year deal, this kumbaya moment is ruptured.
because we are told that the union has to sign off on this deal by the owners to punish the then Redskins and the Cowboys for violating an agreement between the owners to keep the salary cap at a certain limit in 2010.
Now, you don't have to be the smartest lawyer in the world
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