I know I read a breakdown before, but I can't find it anywhere.
What are the rules for front-loading/back-loading contracts?
Ex. I figure a player is worth 20M over 4 years, how much of the 20M dollar value can I apply to an individual year?

Help Manual > GM's Office > Long Term Negotiations:
"In a two-year contract, neither season can comprise more than 60% of the total value of the contract. In a three-year contract, no season can comprise more than 40% of the total value of the contract. In a four-year contract, no season can comprise more than 30% of the total value of the contract. In a five-year contract, no season can comprise more than 25% or less than 10% of the total value of the contract. There is a maximum allowable offer of $20 million for any season."

Thanks damag

Too bad you have to dig for that stuff. It's all split up between the FAQ, Player's Guide, and Help Manual and it ends up being like you said "I know I saw it somewhere."

Posted by damag on 10/1/2020 7:31:00 AM (view original):
Help Manual > GM's Office > Long Term Negotiations:
"In a two-year contract, neither season can comprise more than 60% of the total value of the contract. In a three-year contract, no season can comprise more than 40% of the total value of the contract. In a four-year contract, no season can comprise more than 30% of the total value of the contract. In a five-year contract, no season can comprise more than 25% or less than 10% of the total value of the contract. There is a maximum allowable offer of $20 million for any season."

Missing from this is the fact that in a 4-year contract no season can be less than 16.7% of the total, which I only discovered empirically.