08-01-2017, 08:07 PM
(08-01-2017, 05:37 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: 1.55 mil is if hes on the roster at the start of the season.
Only thing we paid him was 200k which for a vet isn't much to get them into camp.
Contracts don't become gaurenteed till around 9/3
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/andre-smith-5571/
Has his signing bonus at $1.55m, a roster bonus of $62.5k, and a workout bonus of $200k.
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https://overthecap.com/player/andre-smith/157/
Has his signing bonus at $500k, a roster bonus of $250k, and a workout bonus of $200k, with $1m available in incentives.
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Either way, at minimum, they have already handed him $700k, and potentially up to $1.75m. Both are enough that Mike Brown won't let him go without playing.
Mike Brown doesn't give signing bonuses to people who don't have a spot on the roster already.
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