2.8...
If a player on a Rookie contract is called up during the season or post-season, their whole salary counts against the cap that year.
I'm going to start V2A next sim since I can only start Smith 8 times and I'm saving him for those pesky away games at Seattle.
Sending Smallwood, Detlev, and Gisler back down in a few minutes too.
It's not circumvention at all, it's called being smart.