texaspackerbacker
10 years ago
What, no thread yet? WTG, Ted. This is indeed good news. 5 or 6 years would have maybe been better news - making the cap number even less, but as was said, there's plenty of money.

Don't go to sleep yet, Ted. You still have a lot to do before Tuesday afternoon - a couple more of our own, and maybe that Safety we need so badly.
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Zero2Cool
10 years ago

The Packers made CB Sam Shields a priority in free agency and they did not mess around, agreeing on a four-year deal with the veteran before he was able to sign with another team.

JSOnline  wrote:


3/8/2014: Signed a four-year, $39 million contract. The deal included a $12.5 million signing bonus.


2014: $2.5 million,
2015: $3.1 million,
2016: $2.5 million,
2017: $3.1 million,
2018: Free Agent
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DarkaneRules
10 years ago
This makes sense. He's fast enough to run with this freaking beasts they got for WRs these days
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dfosterf
10 years ago
He had us over a barrel. We got butt-fucked on this deal. We will lose players because of it. I'm a Sam Shields fan, but this was very expensive.

steveishere
10 years ago

He had us over a barrel. We got butt-fucked on this deal. We will lose players because of it. I'm a Sam Shields fan, but this was very expensive.

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 



It's not that bad with the way it's structured. He'll cost like 5m against the cap this year and 9 the next year. Years 3 and 4 it goes up to 12 but if he's not playing up to standards then he can be cut/restructured with minimal cap consequences.

Essentially it's an investment on him continuing to improve to become a top CB and if he doesn't we can just dump him after paying 12m over 2 years.
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10 years ago
glad the deal is done. Sure wish it was a little less expensive.
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buckeyepackfan
10 years ago
4 yrs 39 mil 12.5mil signing bonus
12.5 / 4 = 3.125

15 mil after 2014

20 mil after 2015

2014 cap hit 5.625mil - base salary 2.5 mil (pro-rated bonus 3.125)

2015 cap hit 8.125mil - base salary 5mil (pro-rated bonus 3.125)

2016 cap hit 13.125mil - base salary 10 mil (pro rated bonus 3.125)

2017 cap hit 12.125mil - base salary 9mil(pro rated bonus 3.125)

This is a 2 year deal PERIOD.

2016 and 2017 is just agent "window dressing"






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Laser Gunns
10 years ago

4 yrs 39 mil 12.5mil signing bonus
12.5 / 4 = 3.125

15 mil after 2014

20 mil after 2015

2014 cap hit 5.625mil - base salary 2.5 mil (pro-rated bonus 3.125)

2015 cap hit 8.125mil - base salary 5mil (pro-rated bonus 3.125)

2016 cap hit 13.125mil - base salary 10 mil (pro rated bonus 3.125)

2017 cap hit 12.125mil - base salary 9mil(pro rated bonus 3.125)

This is a 2 year deal PERIOD.

2016 and 2017 is just agent "window dressing"





Originally Posted by: buckeyepackfan 



better be because.. thats a lot o $$$ in our CBs


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buckeyepackfan
10 years ago

better be because.. thats a lot o $$$ in our CBs

Originally Posted by: Laser Gunns 



Will be interesting when the final details come out just how the Packers pro-rate the 12.5 mil signing bonus.

I don't think there is anything that says they have to spread it out equally over the length of the contract.

With the cap space available this year The Packers could apply all of the bonus to the 1st 2 years.

The only thing that has been announced it that Sam will be paid 15mil this year, jumps to 20 mil through 2015 and 30 mil after 2016.

The contract could look something like this.

2014 cap hit 10.5 mil 2.5mil base salary(8mil pro rated bonus)
2015 cap hit 9.5 mil 5mil base salary(4.5mil pro rated bonus)
2016 cap hit 10mil base salary 10mil
2017 cap hit 9mil base salary 9mil

What that would do is eliminate any "dead money" the last 2 years of the contract enabling The Packers to either cut ties with Sam after the 1st 2 years or hopefully he continues to improve and earn his money and The Packers could easily extend him after 2015 converting his base salary into "bonus signing money" and then spreading that money out over 4 or 5 years.

Tricky business, can you imagine having to do this for 53 guys, while always looking 2 to 3 years in the future.

I still say that The Packers and Tramon Williams will announce some kind of extension lowering his 9.5mil cap hit this year and doing just what I described above.

Tramon expressed the need for veteran players at the end of the year, he is one guy who could really help out The Packers as an organization to free up more money to either bring back their own vet FA's or sign a couple UFA's who hit the market Tuesday.
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sschind
10 years ago

Will be interesting when the final details come out just how the Packers pro-rate the 12.5 mil signing bonus.

I don't think there is anything that says they have to spread it out equally over the length of the contract.

With the cap space available this year The Packers could apply all of the bonus to the 1st 2 years.

The only thing that has been announced it that Sam will be paid 15mil this year, jumps to 20 mil through 2015 and 30 mil after 2016.

The contract could look something like this.

2014 cap hit 10.5 mil 2.5mil base salary(8mil pro rated bonus)
2015 cap hit 9.5 mil 5mil base salary(4.5mil pro rated bonus)
2016 cap hit 10mil base salary 10mil
2017 cap hit 9mil base salary 9mil

What that would do is eliminate any "dead money" the last 2 years of the contract enabling The Packers to either cut ties with Sam after the 1st 2 years or hopefully he continues to improve and earn his money and The Packers could easily extend him after 2015 converting his base salary into "bonus signing money" and then spreading that money out over 4 or 5 years.

Tricky business, can you imagine having to do this for 53 guys, while always looking 2 to 3 years in the future.

I still say that The Packers and Tramon Williams will announce some kind of extension lowering his 9.5mil cap hit this year and doing just what I described above.

Tramon expressed the need for veteran players at the end of the year, he is one guy who could really help out The Packers as an organization to free up more money to either bring back their own vet FA's or sign a couple UFA's who hit the market Tuesday.

Originally Posted by: buckeyepackfan 



I am not sure but I don't think a signing bonus can be pro rated any other way than equally over the length of the deal (or 5 year.) They could have made part of it a guaranteed roster bonus for this season or something like that to take some of the dead money out but it was listed as a SB so I think it has to be spread out equally.

I agree with you Williams. I think he restructures to lessen his cap impact.

I also agree with your earlier post about this being essentially a 2 year deal. We will be looking to restructure then just like we will with Williams this year. Convert some or all of the salary the SB and spread it out. I'm guessing the 2017 salary will become totally irrelevant.
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