Quote:I don't know where you are getting your information, but it is incorrect.


AP's base salary - 11.75m in 2014. Guaranteed. + other misc. bonuses

LeSean McCoy 7.65 million in guaranteed money. And he received a guaranteed 1.7 million dollar signing bonus + o.m.b..

Arian Foster - 5.75 million base salary, 2.5m pro rated signing bonus guaranteed, + o.m.b.

Marshawn Lynch 6.0 million base salary, 1.5m signing bonus + o.m.b.

Jamaal Charles - 4.1 base salary, 2.5 million roster bonus, 1.0 million signing bonus + o.m.b.


You discount the bonuses, yet those are generally the guaranteed portion of contracts. You will not be able to sign him for 4 million a season.


Is what the cowboys offered Murray fair? 4 years, 16 million. Not in my opinion. It would be unrealistic to think you could sweeten the pot a little bit in hopes of signing him. I would wager that he will want somewhere in the neighborhood of a 7.5m annual average salary over a 4-5 year deal.


However, and this is conjecture on my part, a larger upfront signing bonus pro-rated over a 5 year period could get the job done with a lower base salary.

AP contract is 6 years 36 mil guaranteed. So an average of 6 a year.


McCoy is 5 years 20 mil guaranteed. So an average of 4 per year. Foster is similar to McCoy.


Now I agree just a straight 4 year 16 mil is a bit low. But for the guaranteed portion, its not that far off. Its the incentives and bonuses causing the difference here. Now obviously those are average numbers over the contract, structured for cap hits and whatnot will impact the year to year guaranteed value. I personally wouldnt give him more than $4mil a year guaranteed. But I'd load him up with performance incentives

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