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Cowboys Among Teams With Salary Cap Problems

The Cowboys are nearly $20 million over the cap, which comes at a time when they are still facing a $5-mllion cap penalty from the NFL from a year ago.

2013/02/11

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 16: Running back Marshawn Lynch #24 of the Seattle Seahawks tosses the ball away after scoring a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys at CenturyLink Field on September 16, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Five Teams In Position To Dominate NFL In 2013

Clubs with salary cap issues like the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys are up against some tough odds to build a team ready to win in 2013.

2013/02/08

Judge Considers NFLPA Collusion Lawsuit vs NFL

The union is seeking billions of dollars in damages. It claims the NFL set a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season to hold down salaries.

2012/09/07

Philadelphia Flyers v Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL Salary Cap Jumping To $70.2 Million

It’s a significant jump from last year’s cap of $64.3 million, and continues the trend of increases since the cap system was established in 2005.

2012/06/28

Jones Accepts Cap Hit, Not Trading Jenkins

Jerry Jones says he has no interest in going to federal court to seek relief after an arbitrator upheld the NFL’s salary cap reductions against the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins.

2012/05/30

Match balls sit on the turf prior to the NFL International Series match between Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium on October 23, 2011 in London, England. (credit: Warren Little/Getty Images)

NFL Union Files Lawsuit Against League Over 2010 Salary Cap

The NFL Players Association has filed a complaint in federal court accusing the league of colluding to impose a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season

2012/05/23

Cowboys Salary-Cap Appeal Dismissed

According to NFL general counsel Jeff Pash, speaking to media at the owners meetings in Atlanta, Professor Stephen Burbank dismissed the grievance filed by Washington and Dallas.

2012/05/22

Salary Cap Penalty Hasn’t Kept Cowboys From Moves

Jerry Jones says the Dallas Cowboys have been able to do everything they wanted to do this offseason despite the NFL reducing their salary cap.

2012/04/25

NFL Owners Approve Salary Cap Reductions

NFL owners have ratified the agreement between the league and players’ union that takes away $36 million in salary cap space from the Redskins and $10 million from the Cowboys.

2012/03/27

Cowboys Probably Won’t Win Salary-Cap Grievance, But They Should

Two weeks ago the NFL announced it was docking the Cowboys $10 million and the Redskins a whopping $36 million for maliciously circumventing the non-salary cap year of 2010.

2012/03/26

AP Source: Cowboys-Redskins Money Back Into Pool

A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the $46 million in total salary cap reductions for the Redskins and Cowboys will go to other teams.

2012/03/13

Report: Cowboys Losing Salary Cap Money

The Cowboys will lose $10 million in salary cap space that can be stretched over the next two years because of violations for front-loading contracts during the 2010 uncapped year,

2012/03/12