Team Success and Personnel Allocation under the National Football League Salary Cap

the player’s expected output and contribution to team success. From a managerial perspective, the goal is to pay top talent as little as possible to maximize overall team talent. Recognizing rising performers, signing them to a cheap initial contract, and then capitalizing on their rise to stardom a major method of achieving such results. This requires expertise and managerial skill; each NFL team must allocate its salary cap wisely to be competitive. There is no way around the salary cap; all money paid to the players must, at some point, count against the team’s cap. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the personnel manager to build a combination of players that will maximize wins during any given season. A major aspect of a team manager’s duties