Contract Rules Expalined

The league has a contract limit of 4 years when resigning a player or signing them in free agency.

When a player requests a contract longer than 4 years the user can make the commissioners aware and then offer the player a longer contract which will be shortened by being edited down to 4 years by a commissioner without it changing the cap hit. This is shown below:

However, if a contract longer than 4 years is offered without the permission of a commissioner then the contract will be advanced so that only 4 years remain on it, this will have an effect on the cap hit. 

Contracts to be shortened:

Chiefs - Kendall Fuller

Cowboys - Jaylon Smith

Jaguars - Miles Jack

Packers - Blake Martinez

Ravens - Matt Brieda

Titans - Derrick Henry

Titans - Marcus Mariota

Contracts to be advanced:

Browns - Joe Schobert

Chiefs - Emmanuel Ogbah

Panthers - Shaq Thompson 

Saints - Eli Apple

Steelers - Ryan Shazier

Texans - DJ Reader

Texans - Jadeveon Clowney (to 5 years and then shortened)