04-03-2024, 12:17 PM
(04-03-2024, 11:41 AM)George Cantstandya Wrote: I've also not been able to find a full list of players that received bonuses. Maybe one of those NFL secrets.
What I can see from the list is Brock Purdy was number 24 with a $739,795 bonus. Purdy's base salary for 2023 was $985,000 but he started all season. Browning's base salary was $750,000. But Browning only played in 9 games starting 7. The link I provided from NFL communications states that $393.8 million was paid out this year in the "performance" based bonuses. So I think it is likely that Browning did receive a bonus but no idea how much. NFL provides some formula on the page I linked for how it is sorted out. I'm too damn tired (plus too stupid) to try to figure it out myself though. Maybe someone good at math can sort it out.
The formula is pretty simple if you have the data, but aggregating the data would be a huge pain in the ass. Every player on the team is eligible for this program, regardless of years in the league or salary. You'd have to gather every player on the roster, their playtime between offense, defense and special teams, and their salary. I am going to throw a wild guess out and say that Browning probably received an additional payday of roughly $350k. I am getting this number based on reviewing the Arizona Cardinals full list of performance based pay recipients. Jonathan Ledbetter, a linebacker making ~$770k per year who also played 45% of snaps, was given an additional $366k. Browning played 43% of snaps on a salary of $750,000. Not completely apples-to-apples but close enough.
