pbmax
07-29-2013, 08:26 AM
The big development of the draft pick signings might not simply be offset language (which proves no CBA is leverage proof) but what teams are giving up to get offset language.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 5h
Dee Milliner deal with Jets: 4 years, $12.66M, fully guaranteed w/ offset language. SB $7.588M, payable $5.0M... http://fb.me/PCyVuRZL
Ian Rapapport reports that the signing bonus will be all paid by Oct 15.
Its become somewhat common in the first round for teams to pay players much of their bonuses up front rather than deferred AND a few have gotten full guarantees. Guarantees unfortunately mean one thing to agents (money guaranteed for skill or injury but not both) and another thing to the rest of the world (paid no matter what). So there is still some gray area.
But there is no doubt that teams are still willing to offer incentives to get language they want in the contract. Which means the NFL is moving closer to guaranteed contracts. The irony is that if they were guaranteed, then there would be no need to front additional money in the contract. So the money the owners saved in the CBA might end up costing them something in return.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 5h
Dee Milliner deal with Jets: 4 years, $12.66M, fully guaranteed w/ offset language. SB $7.588M, payable $5.0M... http://fb.me/PCyVuRZL
Ian Rapapport reports that the signing bonus will be all paid by Oct 15.
Its become somewhat common in the first round for teams to pay players much of their bonuses up front rather than deferred AND a few have gotten full guarantees. Guarantees unfortunately mean one thing to agents (money guaranteed for skill or injury but not both) and another thing to the rest of the world (paid no matter what). So there is still some gray area.
But there is no doubt that teams are still willing to offer incentives to get language they want in the contract. Which means the NFL is moving closer to guaranteed contracts. The irony is that if they were guaranteed, then there would be no need to front additional money in the contract. So the money the owners saved in the CBA might end up costing them something in return.