OBJ to Ravens

[basballguy]

https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/breaking-baltimore-ravens-sign-wr-odell-beckham-jr-obj-nfl-tracker

Assuming it's legit, I wonder if this was done for Lamar Jackson.

I haven't seen ESPN or PFT pick up the story yet.

[Housh]

Up to 18M is what he can possibly earn

So yeah if your 1st question was why….that’s why.


If I’m Lamar i would’ve left Baltimore anyway even if this contract stuff wasn’t an issue.

Iv been telling y’all to get me a good WR forever and your big splash is a guy coming off of 2 knee injuries?


Do they even want to win?

[samhain]

Nice. A receiver that gets injured as much or more than their quarterback and running back. Seems like a solid formula. They could call them the Cripp-lets.

[HarleyDog]

Good signing for the Bengals.

[Luvnit2]

The Ravens will have to due cap gymnastics, must be a 1 year deal with 2 or 3 voidable years.

They only have less than 7 million in cap space, so I want to see the contract.

If you are Jackson, this puts a smile on your face or ticks you off them paying a LB Smith and now a WR prior to finalizing your contract.

My hunch is they did this to get Lamar to take a deal so they can lower the 33 million cap hit for them in 2023.

[TecmoBengals]

I like the deal because it appears to be a desperation move by the Ravens.

[The D.O.Z.]

“Suffered two ACL tears playing these Bengals. I’m gonna try my luck again.” - OBJ (probably)

[Luvnit2]

(04-10-2023, 08:58 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I like the deal because it appears to be a desperation move by the Ravens.

This is cap gymnastics at its finest. In essence, a 6 year deal, looks like one year deal with 5 voidable years (dead money in the future).

2023

31
$1,165,000
$2,767,000
$3,932,000
$15,000,000
$15,000,000($15,000,000)
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2024

32
-
$2,767,000
$11,068,000
$11,068,000
-

2025

33
-
$2,767,000
$2,767,000
-
-

2026

34
-
$2,767,000
$2,767,000
-
-

2027

35
-
$2,767,000
$2,767,000
-
-
[url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/odell-beckham-jr-14421/#]
2024

36
UFA
 

[guyofthetiger]

Let the Ravens have OBJ. He'll be going into huddles "give me the ball". That's a distraction.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

Huge overpay, but I guess they had to do what they had to do in order to get a vet WR to go with the WR they'll inevitably draft.

[XenoMorph]

(04-09-2023, 07:28 PM)basballguy Wrote: https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/breaking-baltimore-ravens-sign-wr-odell-beckham-jr-obj-nfl-tracker

Assuming it's legit, I wonder if this was done for Lamar Jackson.  

I haven't seen ESPN or PFT pick up the story yet.

If OBJ had issues with Baker....   I cant see it ending well when hes open and jackson decides to run

[Mike M (the other one)]

(04-11-2023, 02:26 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Huge overpay, but I guess they had to do what they had to do in order to get a vet WR to go with the WR they'll inevitably draft.

Draft a WR? It's a TE heavy year, they gonna take 5 TE's this year! Don't need no stinkin' WR's. TE's cheaper

[Luvnit2]

CONTRACT TERMS:1 yr(s) / $15,000,000 SIGNING BONUS$13,835,000 AVERAGE SALARY$15,000,000 GTD AT SIGN:$13,835,000 TOTAL GTD:$13,835,000 FREE AGENT:2024 / UFA
BONUS BREAKDOWN CAP DETAILS CASH DETAILS
YEAR AGE BASE SALARY SIGNING CAP HIT DEAD CAP YEARLY CASH
2023 Contract details by year 31 $1,165,000 $2,767,000 $3,932,000 $15,000,000
$15,000,000
($15,000,000)
2024 Contract details by year 32 - $2,767,000 $11,068,000 $11,068,000
-
2025 Contract details by year 33 - $2,767,000 $2,767,000 -
-
2026 Contract details by year 34 - $2,767,000 $2,767,000 -
-
2027 Contract details by year 35 - $2,767,000 $2,767,000 -
-
2024 Free Agent Year 36
UFA

This is an example of cap gymnastics. He is as of now (unless they do a restructure after 2023), to be a dead money cap hit of 11,068,000 in 2024

[Bengalstripes9]

Good fit for obj.

I hope for his sake the knee holds up. Ravens drafted someone high with an acl history as well.

They need a qb still.

But they definitely have a solid defense.