03-08-2022, 05:37 PM
Guaranteed money is the most important factor. The Bengals try to sell players they will receive more money over the life of the contract because they won’t get cut in the later years of their contract so the team can avoid dead cap space. See Giovani Bernard. They wanted him to take a pay cut when they didn’t need cap space relief. And because of that the team wound up with Perine on the most important 3rd and 1 of the season. And the Bengals were able to rollover $5M instead of $3M.
If the Bengals want to avoid dead space at the end of the contract give less in signing bonuses, but fully guarantee the salary and roster bonuses during the first two seasons, for example.
If the Bengals want to avoid dead space at the end of the contract give less in signing bonuses, but fully guarantee the salary and roster bonuses during the first two seasons, for example.
