03-09-2017, 02:47 PM
(03-09-2017, 01:47 PM)Whatever Wrote: However, his 1st year salary is not included in that guaranteed money, so he will make more than $13 mill this year. I presume they will make his 1st year salary low, but we're probably talking $14-15 mill.
The other thing is that $13 mil guaranteed, presuming it is in the form of signing bonus, gets spread evenly as a cap hit over the term of the contract. That's $4.5 mil a year. If they cut him after this year, the bonus from year 3 accelerates and creates $9 mill in dead money for next year, so it really isn't that easy to get out from under until year 3.
#Rams deal for Andrew Whitworth: 3 years, $36M w $15M guar, including $2.5M guar in Year 2. Deal pays more $13M in Year 1 and $24.5M over 2
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