03-16-2023, 01:05 AM
(03-16-2023, 01:00 AM)CarolinaBengalFanGuy Wrote: I believe a large signing bonus lessens the cap over the years right?
Absolutely correct. The base salary per year ends up being lower. But to get to $8.5 mil in cap hit, his base salary would need to be like $1 mil. A $31 mil signing bonus on a 4 year deal would mean a tough iver $7.5 mil every year for the signing binus that gets spread out over the contract term.
That leaves $33 mil in salary. It will obviously go up next year, but then Jonah & likely Collins will be off the books.