With the cap room last year, they did pay his $3m signing bonus in the form of a roster bonus, taking the full amount into last year's cap.  There would be no dead money, or unamortized bonus, to hit this next year's cap if he is released.  He is due a salary of $3m ($2.5m base + $0.5m roster bonus) this next year, none of which is guaranteed. 

 

The salary is not cap prohibitive if they keep him, nor is there any dead money hit should they release him.  The decision to keep or release him would be solely by performance expectation to the other RBs on the roster.  Personally, I think Robinson and Gerhart are safe, but Johnson and Todman are at risk if another back is brought in to compete.   

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