Date of Completion
Spring 4-29-2022
Thesis Advisor(s)
Thomas Miceli
Honors Major
Economics
Disciplines
Other Economics
Abstract
For years, sports economists have attempted to understand the impact of salary caps in sports leagues, as they can have an impact on a team’s favored personnel approach. In the National Football League (NFL), one of the more important positions is the team’s quarterback, who has the ability to command large contracts. This paper examines the work of past researchers, and attempts to add to the literature by analyzing data from the past ten NFL seasons. I find inconclusive results relating to the relationship between a NFL team’s winning percentage and the amount of salary cap space allocated for their starting quarterback.
Recommended Citation
Gosavi, Prasad, "Salary Cap Efficiency: A Study of the Relationship between a NFL Quarterback’s Salary and their Team’s Performance" (2022). Honors Scholar Theses. 903.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/903