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<blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 1098284" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>Not really. If you look at any players contract, using Josh as our example, <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/25231/josh-sweat" target="_blank">https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/25231/josh-sweat</a> he has dead cap if you cut him (or trade him.) </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, players looking for a deal post-trade aren't necessarily looking for money cash, but assurances that the deal will actually play out. The money is certainly a big driver though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We are of course speculating. It could be something as simple as he wanted to play for Gannon, Gannon got fired, he wants to be traded to play for him. </p><p></p><p>His current contract would cost the cap (roughly) 12M in 2026 and under 20M for 27 and 28. Any team trading for him would be responsible for base salary, option bonuses, and game-day active bonuses, the Cardinals have to eat any unrealized/prorated signing bonus money.</p><p></p><p>It's also possible that the Cards are on the hook for the option bonus too, which would lower Sweat's cap number further. This is pushing the limits of my understanding of contracts, but since he got 7.2M in cash as an option bonus and it is prorated, maybe the Cards ARE on the hook for it? If true, then his cap drops even lower to 10.7m for 2026, 18M for 27 and 28. Converting some of that salary to bonus would be an easy way to get good will with the player and let the team shuffle around when and how the hits are accounted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mradtke66, post: 1098284, member: 4199"] Not really. If you look at any players contract, using Josh as our example, [URL]https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/25231/josh-sweat[/URL] he has dead cap if you cut him (or trade him.) Again, players looking for a deal post-trade aren't necessarily looking for money cash, but assurances that the deal will actually play out. The money is certainly a big driver though. We are of course speculating. It could be something as simple as he wanted to play for Gannon, Gannon got fired, he wants to be traded to play for him. His current contract would cost the cap (roughly) 12M in 2026 and under 20M for 27 and 28. Any team trading for him would be responsible for base salary, option bonuses, and game-day active bonuses, the Cardinals have to eat any unrealized/prorated signing bonus money. It's also possible that the Cards are on the hook for the option bonus too, which would lower Sweat's cap number further. This is pushing the limits of my understanding of contracts, but since he got 7.2M in cash as an option bonus and it is prorated, maybe the Cards ARE on the hook for it? If true, then his cap drops even lower to 10.7m for 2026, 18M for 27 and 28. Converting some of that salary to bonus would be an easy way to get good will with the player and let the team shuffle around when and how the hits are accounted. [/QUOTE]
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