Deebo Samuel requests trade

[SunsetBengal]

(02-09-2025, 06:13 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: As I understand it, and I don't understand it that well, the money in those void years is all on the 49er's.  Also I think once a player is traded or cut that prorated signing bonus money hits the teams books the same year instead of being stretched out over the remaining years. 

As you can see Samuel doesn't have any base salary or other bonuses in those void years.  It is all prorated stuff.  Void years are an accounting way of stretching out those prorated bonuses to give a team more cap space.  So it would not affect the new team. But as I stated above (you caught me pre edit   ), he'll most likely want to negotiate a new contract with any team he is traded to.

Here is an article from Over the Cap on void years that certainly explains it better than I understand it.   :)

Okay, what you say aligns with what I thought to be true. So a team trading for him will only be responsible for any remaining salary due, which he's pretty much already been paid for this year with the upfront cash upon signing that they had to prorate for eternity. Nice. I wouldn't instantly give him a new deal, he's already been paid for this year, let him earn a new deal the old fashioned way.