Interesting...  He suggested a 2 year deal example, with $10m salary in 2014, and $1m salary in 2015 along with a $15m guaranteed roster bonus.  The wink-wink plan the following year would be that just before the $15m roster bonus is due in 2015, you put together a 5 year contract extension and turn the large roster bonus into signing bonus and an agreed upon base salary (equating to somewhere around $8m per year cap hit over the next 5 years).

 

If I was Cleveland, there is no way I can match the deal, as I would be on the hook for $26m over 2 years with a guy that does not want to extend the deal next year to stay in Cleveland.  The Jags would be taking a leap of faith that Mack and his agent will do the 'non-voiced or committed' extension next year.  Wow, it does potentially work.    

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