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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 497702"><p>The reporting on this deal is strange and not making much sense. We need better reporting and more detail.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">"The front-loaded deal pays Rodgers $40 million in the first season, which explains why GM Ted Thompson was so conservative with his 2013 cap."</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p>First, the new deal is an extension, so the 2013 bump up to $40 mil would appear to be signing bonus. If so, the cap hit is back loaded (like every other deal of any magnitude in the NFL).</p><p> </p><p>Second, with the Matthews deal and the general practice of keeping a $5 mil cap cushion after the draft, there is nowhere near enough cap space in 2013 to meaningfully front load the cap on this deal even if the 2013 year was renegotiated, which does not appear to be the case.</p><p> </p><p>Then we have this statement from Dougherty: "Rodgers will be paid $40 million this year, tying the NFL record for a single season's pay, according to the NFL Network and ESPN reports." Right, it looks like that's <strong>cash pay, not salary</strong>...he tied Brees who's $40 mil cash pay included <strong>$37 million in signing bonus</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>ESPN said Rodgers $40 mil includes "some bonus". It looks to me like it will be about 75% bonus with the cap hit back loaded to one degree or another.</p><p> </p><p>If they're paying him $40 mil cash this year, roughly $60 mil cash in the first 3 years, and the last two years of his current deal remain intact, the math says he's getting base salaries of roughly $10 mil per year for the first 3 years along with a $30 mil signing bonus. In that case, the cap hit in the first 3 years is about $14 mil per year...a back loaded deal from a cap standpoint.</p><p> </p><p>We await the details.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 497702"] The reporting on this deal is strange and not making much sense. We need better reporting and more detail. [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=12px][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]"The front-loaded deal pays Rodgers $40 million in the first season, which explains why GM Ted Thompson was so conservative with his 2013 cap."[/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] First, the new deal is an extension, so the 2013 bump up to $40 mil would appear to be signing bonus. If so, the cap hit is back loaded (like every other deal of any magnitude in the NFL). Second, with the Matthews deal and the general practice of keeping a $5 mil cap cushion after the draft, there is nowhere near enough cap space in 2013 to meaningfully front load the cap on this deal even if the 2013 year was renegotiated, which does not appear to be the case. Then we have this statement from Dougherty: "Rodgers will be paid $40 million this year, tying the NFL record for a single season's pay, according to the NFL Network and ESPN reports." Right, it looks like that's [B]cash pay, not salary[/B]...he tied Brees who's $40 mil cash pay included [B]$37 million in signing bonus[/B]. ESPN said Rodgers $40 mil includes "some bonus". It looks to me like it will be about 75% bonus with the cap hit back loaded to one degree or another. If they're paying him $40 mil cash this year, roughly $60 mil cash in the first 3 years, and the last two years of his current deal remain intact, the math says he's getting base salaries of roughly $10 mil per year for the first 3 years along with a $30 mil signing bonus. In that case, the cap hit in the first 3 years is about $14 mil per year...a back loaded deal from a cap standpoint. We await the details. [/QUOTE]
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