Crunching Numbers is the perfect book to gain insight into sports most unique accounting system. It explores how the National Football League (NFL) operates and continues to define success.

Crunching Numbers goes into great detail to explain key concepts from the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) such as signing bonuses, dead money, free agency, salary guarantees, franchise tags, forfeitures, grievances, and many more. By using practical case player examples to illustrate the concepts within the CBA, readers will learn how to calculate a player’s salary cap number and the ways in which teams manipulate those numbers to work within the NFL rules. In addition, the book will explore ways to benchmark contracts and the roles contract negotiators play in today’s NFL.

Whether you are a student with aspirations of working in an NFL front office, a sports agent, a sports writer or just an avid fan, Crunching Numbers will help you better understand the intricacies of the NFL’s player’s contracts, the salary cap, and salary cap management.

Miami Herald (3/09/2018)

“Here’s one advantage the Dolphins have if they try to move up from No. 11 in NFL Draft”

(http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article204309929.html)

ESPN.com (6/12/2017)

“Rams get creative using nicknames, palindromes in players’ contracts”

(http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19588251/nfl-palindromes-nicknames-haiku-los-angeles-rams-fun-their-player-contracts-2017-offseason)

Boston Herald (6/11/2017)

“Playing the slot machines”

(http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots/2017/06/guregian_patriots_
ahead_of_game_on_steelers_plans_to_man_up_vs_tom_brady)

The Cincinnati Enquirer (5/8/2017)

“Bengals Insider: Expect nothing strange in Mixon’s contract”

(http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2017/05/08/running-back-joe-mixon-rookie-contract-with-cincinnati-bengals/101423144/)

Deadspin.com (3/9/2017)

“Who’s Getting What Now? NFL Free Agency For Dummies”

(http://deadspin.com/whos-getting-what-now-nfl-free-agency-for-dummies-1793122305)

The New Orleans Advocate (2/20/2017)

“Why 11^th pick in NFL draft might be better for Saints than 10^th“

(http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_14810930-f7a1-11e6-b97d-0332e3109605.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share)

CNBC.com (1/29/2017)

“Get your salary cap on its the NFLs silly season”

(http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/29/get-your-salary-cap-on-its-the-nfls-silly-season.html)

San Diego Union Tribune (12/10/2016)

“For Chargers, season of injuries comes at price”

(http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/chargers/sd-sp-chargers-injuries-money-20161209-story.html)

The Washington Post (11/21/2016)

“If Redskins want to keep Kirk Cousins long term, its going to cost $100 million”

(https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2016/11/21/if-redskins-want-to-keep-kirk-cousins-long-term-its-going-to-cost-100-million/?utm_term=.159bfb74e8ea)

Succeedinfootball.com (9/29/2016)

“Crunching Numbers: An Interview with its Authors (Pt. 2)”

(https://succeedinfootball.com/2016/09/29/crunching-numbers-an-interview-with-its-authors-pt-2/)

Succeedinfootball.com (9/28/2016)

“Crunching Numbers: An Interview with its Authors”

(https://succeedinfootball.com/2016/09/28/crunching-numbers-an-interview-with-its-authors/)