(10-29-2024, 11:30 AM)iHaunting Raven Wrote:

(10-29-2024, 11:18 AM)SamusAranX Wrote:

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Well I mean you CAN cut him before then, it’s just the dead cap hits don’t get to an amount that realistically  most front offices would swallow until later in the contract. I meant 2029 not 2028. 2028 would be a dead cap hit of 42 million which would be bitter to take that hit. Decreases to 21 mil in 2029 then decreases more after that. And can’t take credit was able to find the info online. I like the first few years because it allows us wiggle room to build around him. So in that way I think while an argument that he’s not living up to the overall amount can be made (yet, depending on your outlook with him) at least it’s structured to try and field a good team overall rather then hope he morphs into Walmart Brady and carry everything himself

So cap hit is too high first few years and goes down as the years go on. Yeah, $42 million would still be too high.

Ok, thanks.

The 2028 combined salary and option amount of $46M doesn't guarantee until the 5th day of the league year of 2027, so if they have made a decision to part ways at that time due to an absolute catastrophic regression, that 2028 amount won't be guaranteed and we won't be on the hook for it if we cut him ahead of time.  This is kind of an early emergency exit option from the deal.  This won't happen, but is still important for understanding the structure of his deal.  

Deals should be looked at from the perspective of guaranteed money only.  Non-guaranteed money is funny money and the player is not likely to play on non-guaranteed contract years.  They will usually either be cut or a new deal will have been worked out.

At this moment, Trevor is playing on a 4 year $142M guaranteed money deal which turns into a 5 year $200M guaranteed money deal at the beginning of the 2027 offseason as the additional $46M doesn't guarantee until then.  (There's also a small part of the 2027 salary that doesn't guarantee until the beginning of the 2026 league year.  Suffice it to say that they blended the last 2 years of his existing rookie deal with a 5 year extension for a total of 7 years with the better part of 4 years being currently guaranteed and a very likely 5th year being guaranteed later on.  He technically makes about $40.5M per year from now thru the 2028 season. His annual salary will jump to $50M and $53M for the '29 and '30 seasons, but I wouldn't even look at those seasons right now or count them because he will not be playing on the non-guaranteed portion of this contract.  He will either have done a new deal here or have been cut by then.  (Spoiler alert: he will not be cut unless it's due to career ending injury).

How is he averaging $40M per year when it's advertised as $55M per year you ask?  It's because it's taking into account the fact that he was set to play for much less this year and next prior to this new deal.  If you subtract out the increase from this year and next and add it to the back 5 years you can get to the $55M per year figure depending on how you slice it.  It's very team friendly all things considered in my opinion.

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