Stop cheating.
Signed,
Everyone playing by the rules.
The Rye rule is how teams operate when they have exceeded the $70 mil hard cap. These teams cannot make any trade in which they receive more salary than they send. Their trades still need to be within 25%, and the minimum salary exception is void if it makes them receive more than they send. They are also not allowed to sign FAs even if they still have available exceptions (like the MLE). They CAN sign minimum contracts but only until they have 12 players.