(04-06-2023, 12:13 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(04-06-2023, 10:42 AM)rufftime Wrote: Should we assume that them not addressing Cam’s deal indicates he is gone after this season?  Wouldn’t it be worse to send Cams dollars into the future if he isn’t on the team?

Cam has a track record of being proud and stubborn, so I wouldn't assume anything based on the almost zero info we have.
Could just mean that they aren't getting where they want in the negotiation. 

Regardless, the goal should be to upgrade him next year one way or another.
He's good enough to earn a start somewhere, but I'd prefer we land a more consistent protector for our QB. 

How they structure any new deal could limit dead cap in 2024, but the details on that are very speculative.

A "simple restructure" does not require Cam's permission.  The team can just do it.  A "simple restructure" creates salary cap room by declaring the player's next year's salary to be a bonus, and that spreads it over the life of the contract.  

So, Cam's base salary is approximately $16 million, and his contract goes for 2023 and 2024.  It they do a simple restructure, it would move half of that cap hit to next year, and he'd be paid the $16 million as a bonus this year instead of as salary.  That would create $8 million in cap space.  

It doesn't require his permission.

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