51.   However, once a player is signed, his salary will be locked in until you cut him.

52.   Houck said the team would probably have to sign another player if Tuinei decides to hang it up before the end of the season.

53.   If teams can simply sign a player and report it to the league whenever it chooses, then the salary cap means nothing.

54.   If Loyola Marymount truly wanted a quick fix for its program, it could start signing junior college players.

55.   If not, he opens up some money for us to play with as far as signing another player in free agency.

56.   If a recruit visits a school on his own, it is legal to sign the player.

57.   If they were successful, the owners would be free to implement a new economic system before they began signing players in November.

58.   If he pooled half his network cash, the poor teams could sign more players and post higher profits.

59.   If the players had not been signed at that time, they would have been free agents this season.

60.   If Vaughn leaves as a free agent, Duquette said, the money the club would have spent to re-sign him will be used to sign other players.