The NFL Salary Cap: The most important - and misunderstood - part of building a football team.Why didn't your team sign that free agent that seemed like a perfect fit? Why did they cut a veteran who just had a good season? Why did they sign a player to an extension for the future if they needed cap space this year?Learn the answer to all these questions and more as Bruce Irons (author of A Fan's Guide To Understanding The NFL Draft and A Fan's Guide To NFL Free Agency Hits And Misses) thoroughly explains all the basics of the NFL Salary Cap and contract structures, then dives deep into how GMs use the critical tool to build their teams.If you want to understand how your team is built and why they do the things they do in the offseason, skip all the articles with vague examples that leave you with more questions than answers, and read A Fan's Guide To Understanding The NFL Salary Cap!