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					Originally Posted by The Cobra  Because it allows the richer teams to pay more money up front and protect players from things likely buyouts, work stoppages etc.
 A more subtle way to allow richer teams to give better deals.
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The only team that would be financially deterred from paying signing bonuses would be ARI.  And even then, one or two of them would be no problem