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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