It is increasingly common for star athletes to accept below-market salaries in their contracts to allow teams to build winning rosters around them.<\/p>\n
It is increasingly common for star athletes to accept below-market salaries in their contracts to allow teams to build winning rosters around them. See Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid and Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris.<\/p>\n
On SportsCage, CFL analyst Wes Cates says there is some give-and-take with those types of deals.<\/p>\n
“You’ve got to approach it lightly as a general manager, right? You\u2019ve got to be like, are we trying to win it again? Are you happy? What will it take? You almost have to concede a little bit of maybe letting that guy help build the roster if he’s going to take a pay cut, and he should have some say on who he likes or who he thinks he should keep.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cates added that players who take discounts should be able to help prioritize signing teammates.<\/p>\n
“I think if I were in that position, yeah, I’d say that. I’m not sure that’s how it works. I’m sorry, guys. I’ve never had the pleasure, you know what I mean? But if I’m taking a pay cut, the team says, “We can’t do it without you, but we also need you to maybe hit us a little lighter in the pocket.” I’m like, then I need so-and-so; you’d better resign this guy. I’m approaching it like that.”<\/p>\n
You can hear the entire conversation at SportsCage.com.<\/p>\n
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