Here's a interesting direction. How does a player/coach fit into the salary cap era? As background, Maurice Carthon, the new Browns OC, offered the running back coach job to Richie Anderson, who is still a player for the Cowboys. Richie declined, stating that he would rather still play. However, he is due for neck surgery this month to repair a herniated disk. Parcells has stated that if Anderson cannot or does not play, he would like Anderson to be the assistance running backs coach for the Cowboys...even if he is still on the roster. According to the article below, if Anderson becomes a player-coach, his $765,000 salary would still count against the club's $85.5 million salary cap. Any salary he earned as an assistant coach would be separate. Anybody know what the rules would be for this? There have to be some, otherwise the Colts would have signed Peyton Manning to a vet minimum to play QB and paid him millions to be the assistant QB coach too. <span style="color:red">Richie Anderson Article Link</span>
Doesn't the NFL have a rule against a player/coach? I can see them getting away with it if the player is unable to play, but I think the NFL does not allow a person who is on the staff as a coach to be able to play in a game.
