WHAT IS THE INJURY EXCEPTION?
The injury exception allows a team which is over the cap to sign a replacement for an injured player. The maximum allowable salary for the replacement player is 50% of the injured player’s salary, or 108% of the average salary in the league for the previous season, whichever is less. There are two cases in which the injury exception applies: If the player is injured prior to Dec. 1 and is out for the remainder of the season, the team may use the injury exception to sign a replacement player. In this case, the replacement player must be signed within 30 days. If the player is injured on or after Dec. 1 and is out for the remainder of the season and the entire following season, the team may use the injury exception to sign a replacement player. In this case, the replacement player must be signed by Oct. 1. 19. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PLAYER SALARY EXCEPTION? This rule simply states that a team that is over the cap may still sign free agents to one-year contracts at the minimum. Note that the
