11-30-2021, 02:17 PM
(11-30-2021, 01:41 PM)BengalChris Wrote: I believe in 2020 he was still in his rookie deal. That $14.4M was his rookie contract salary plus the signing bonus ($10M) from the new contract, which is spread over 2020 to 2024.
Salaries are as follows
2021 $5M + $2M signing bonus + other stuff
2022 $8M + $2M signing bonus + other stuff
2023 $9.4M +$2M signing bonus +other stuff
2024 [Club option] $9.63M + $2M signing bonus + other stuff
$10M signing bonus + $5M + $8M + $9.4M + 9.63M = $42M and there are roster bonuses and other crap to add to that figure.
Right. This is the way it worked.
My question is if Mixon had played out the final year of his rookie contract would the Bengals have offered 4 yr $48 million as a new contract or 5 yr $48 million which is what they actually paid?
An extension to a player already on the team benefits the player because he gets more money in his pocket a year early. It benefits the team because they can spread out the contract over an extra year. So the negotiations for a contract extension are different from the negotiations with a player who has already become a free agent.
