The Detroit Lions reportedly re-signed Jalen Reeves-Maybin to a one-year contract on Monday and the details of that offer show that both sides took advantage of a relatively new, but very beneficial, CBA rule established in 2020.
Here’s how the rule works. In order to promote opportunities for veteran players, the NFL and NFLPA agreed upon a veteran salary benefit that will allow a player to be paid more than the league minimum by a team on a one-year offer, yet the team will only have the league minimum, plus appropriate bonuses, applied to their salary cap.