When we hear about a player restructuring his contract for salary-cap reasons, I wonder if the player ever ends up losing money. Say an injury cuts short his career, or he gets beat out for his position and gets cut. There has to be some incentive for the player to do it, what with NFL careers being so short just by the nature of the game. Bet you didn't think your job required you to be a capologist. Hawaii It all depends, Jim.
Every situation is different.
In February, Rod Smith restructured his contract but had his deal extended and actually made money on the deal. Sometimes, if a player is not performing up to snuff, the Broncos will approach him about restructuring down. It all depends. That's what happened with Keith Traylor. The Broncos were interested in him taking a pay cut.