09-01-2017, 10:46 AM
(08-31-2017, 06:56 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Idk, the Steelers just inked Joe Haden to 9M/per. I'm betting that they'll roll over for Bell, too..
Stop it....
2017 we are paying him 7 million.
In 2018, Haden will be due a $1 million roster bonus in March. If he winds up still being with the team at that point, he’ll be scheduled to earn a base salary of $9 million in 2018. His 2019 base salary is scheduled to be $10 million.
In essence, this is a one-year, $7 million contract for Haden with the right to earn the rest. The Steelers will clearly decide what his future will be by March. With that said, even if they pay the one million roster bonus in March, they can still cut him prior to the 2018 regular season starting without much invested in him and just short of $4 million in dead money to account for over two years.