Quote Originally Posted by Patler View Post
The surprising part of Woodson's contract was how much he got in the first year (around $10M). Overall, the contract was not all that expensive. It was loaded with incentives, roster bonuses, etc., so was a "pay as you go" deal with little impact on future years. Even the large first year income was salary, not signing bonus as I recall, so if he came in and flopped, future repercussions were minimal. In other words, a typical Packer contract that was easy for the team to manage under the salary cap.
I agree. The leverage the Packers won while paying somewhere near the going rate was near total team protection after year 1.