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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mondio" data-source="post: 867050" data-attributes="member: 10441">how does that work though?  I glanced at his contract yesterday, so i'm using my rough remembered numbers, but I thought it broke down something like2 million salary9 million roster bonus and had a 20 million signing bonus for signing last year 20 mil over 4 years= 15 million remainingif we cut or trade, we could avoid the 9 million roster bonus and his 2 million salary= 11 million saved, but still 15 million counted because it's already been paid and has to be accounted for on this cap?  or do we get to spread it out over 2 years at 7.5 million dead cap per?  which would mean we're saving 2.5 million this year, but still have dead money next year.  I'm not sure I like that much either AND we'd have to replace him and a 1st rounder is going to get paid what?  Even the #30 pick is about a 10-11 million dollar contract with 5 million signing bonus.  I don't think we come out ahead trading ZSmith or even close to it over the next 2 years.</blockquote>

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