ESPN just announced Stafford to Rams

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Originally Posted by Discflinger

What is the penalty if a team is over the cap? Can they ride it out for a season? Are they totally screwed? Are they made to cut players?

Clubs. In the event that the System Arbitrator finds a violation of Subsection 1(a) of this Article, for each such violation, the Commissioner shall be authorized to: (i) impose a fine of up to $6,500,000, payable to the NFL, upon any Club found to have committed such violation; (ii) order the forfeiture of up to a maximum of two draft choices (without limitation as to round) by the Club found to have committed such violation; (iii) impose a fine of up to $500,000 on any Club executive or other Club personnel found to have committed such violation; and/or (iv) suspend for up to one year any Club executive or other Club personnel found to have committed such violation. In the event that the System Arbitrator finds a violation of Subsection 1(b) of this Article, for each such violation, the System Arbitrator may: (i) impose a fine of up to $6,500,000, payable to the NFL, upon any Club found to have committed such violation; and (ii) impose a fine of up to $500,000 on any Club executive or other Club personnel found to have committed such violation. In addition, in the event that the System Arbitrator finds a violation of Subsection 1(b) of this Article, for each such violation, the Commissioner (i) shall be authorized to order the forfeiture of up to a maximum of two Draft choices (without limitation as to round) by the Club found to have committed such violation; and (ii) shall, unless the parties agree otherwise, suspend for up to one year any Club executive or other Club personnel found to have committed such violation. In imposing sanctions pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Commissioner shall apply the same standards that he would apply in the event of a violation of Subsection 1(a), taking into account the sanctions, if any, imposed by the System Arbitrator. In agreeing to the two preceding sentences, the parties have not waived or affected their respective positions as to whether the Commissioner does or does not have the authority to impose discipline for such violations against any Club, Club executive, or other Club personnel greater than the sanctions set forth in this Article, and the preceding two sentences shall not be considered in any resolution of that issue. For purposes of this Subsection 6(b), the term “Club personnel” shall not include players.