Revisiting Mixon Contract

[CJD]

(11-29-2021, 06:48 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Here is what Mixon got paid on his deal

'20.....$14.4 million
'21.....$ 5.4 million
'22.....$ 8.7 million
'23.....$10.1million
'24.....$10.4 million


So how does that average $12 million a year?

If I recall correctly, he was signed before the 2020 season (the last on his rookie contract) to a 4 year 48 million dollar extension through 2024. He got paid a lot up front, which is what made his 2020 cash gain so high, but that was technically counted as part of the extension rather than 2020's current money.

So if you add 5.4 to 8.7 to 10.1 to 10.4 to that 10 signing bonus, you get pretty close to the 48 million dollar extension, which is where the original tweet got the AAV.

You could think of it as a 5 year 50 million dollar contract if you count the last year of his rookie deal though.