Show me where they don’t, it had nothing to do with the overall NFL financial health it’s a NFL requirement.
”The Cowboys, valued by Forbes at $8 billion, have an edge when it comes to signing players to guaranteed deals over a team like the Bengals, who according to Forbes are worth $3 billion. Neither club is going broke, certainly, but when owners sign a player to a fully guaranteed contract, NFL rules require the team to place the full dollar amount of the contract into an escrow account. Some owners, and family members, rely on income from the team for their livelihoods. Others, such as the Browns, who are owned by truckstop mogul Jimmy Haslam, who’s worth an estimated $5.5 billion, can afford to squirrel away $230 million more easily than some other organizations. The Watson deal could divide the NFL teams into haves and have-nots, with only the wealthiest owners able to lure top talent with guaranteed contracts.”