Ryan Grant's contract details

[Patler]

As reported by JSO:

2008
$3.5 million roster bonus
$750,000 salary
$500,000 roster bonus paid in 16 installments based on whether he is active each week.

2009
$2.75 million roster bonus (March)
$750,000 base salary
$500,000 game active roster bonus
$250,000 off-season workout bonus

2010
$1.25 million roster bonus (March)
$3 million base salary
$500,000 active roster bonus
$250,000 off-season workout bonus

2011
$1.75 million roster bonus (March)
$3.5 million base salary
$500,000 active roster bonus
$250,000 off-season workout bonus

2008, 2009, 2010 - He can earn performance bonuses paid the next year
$500,000 added to his base salary the next year if he gets 1000 yards rushing.
$1.5 million for 1,250 rushing yards
$2.5 million 1,500 yards or more

Additional incentives:
$150,000 for being in the top 10 in the NFC in rushing in any year
$500,000 for being in the top 5 in the NFC
$250,000 for making the Pro Bowl.

$4 million at the end of 2011 if in the four years of the deal he rushes for 4,100 or more yards
$2 million for 3,600 and 4,099 yards

Complex contract, but very much performance based. No dead money carryover if he is not with the team. I really like this type of contract, especially in this situation.

[Badgerinmaine]

I think it makes sense, too, and am relieved this didn't blow up as much as it looked like it might in the wake of the "agent hangs up the phone" story.

[Pacopete4]

I hope this guy plays well enough now to actually earn this contract.. and I think he will

[]{ilr]3]

I hope this guy plays well enough now to actually earn this contract.. and I think he will

I agree, it would be some dam good Packers football to watch him earn every penny of it!

[Pacopete4]

{ilr]3]

I hope this guy plays well enough now to actually earn this contract.. and I think he will

I agree, it would be some dam good Packers football to watch him earn every penny of it!

If we can only get a passing game going to help the guy out this year...

[Farley Face]

Re: Ryan Grant's contract details

As reported by JSO:

2008
$3.5 million roster bonus
$750,000 salary
$500,000 roster bonus paid in 16 installments based on whether he is active each week.

2009
$2.75 million roster bonus (March)
$750,000 base salary
$500,000 game active roster bonus
$250,000 off-season workout bonus

2010
$1.25 million roster bonus (March)
$3 million base salary
$500,000 active roster bonus
$250,000 off-season workout bonus

2011
$1.75 million roster bonus (March)
$3.5 million base salary
$500,000 active roster bonus
$250,000 off-season workout bonus

2008, 2009, 2010 - He can earn performance bonuses paid the next year
$500,000 added to his base salary the next year if he gets 1000 yards rushing.
$1.5 million for 1,250 rushing yards
$2.5 million 1,500 yards or more

Additional incentives:
$150,000 for being in the top 10 in the NFC in rushing in any year
$500,000 for being in the top 5 in the NFC
$250,000 for making the Pro Bowl.

$4 million at the end of 2011 if in the four years of the deal he rushes for 4,100 or more yards
$2 million for 3,600 and 4,099 yards

Complex contract, but very much performance based. No dead money carryover if he is not with the team. I really like this type of contract, especially in this situation.

Incentive based is my preference as well, especially in the NFL. In my opinion it doesn't work as well in baseball. Too many guys swinging for the fences when the situation calls for a sac bunt or a groundball to the right side to move a runner. Can cause a clubhouse full of guys worried more about me than we. In football I see less of a downside to a guy motivated to earn that extra yard to reach an incentive or to show up to offseason programs to cash in those incentives.

[Zool]

Wowzers, higher than I thought. The good thing is, the bulk of the bonuses are roster based this year and next. It ramps up nicely for Grant in 10 and 11.

[Guiness]

Nice to see there aren't any long term effects if he stinks up the joint, but I also think it's quite a lot of money in the first two years - he can get near $9million in the first two years before any performance bonuses.

I'm also surprised at the length. I was expecting 5yrs. What did Grant really give up here?

[NewsBruin]

I'm trying to figure out the differences between the salary and the game-by-game roster bonuses. The bonuses aren't guaranteed money, so it's not like they're accounted against the cap over the life of the contract.

I guess the difference is whether Grant is dressed out or not (such as injured, but not put on IR) and that the salary check for the bye week won't have a roster bonus.

Will the four-year clauses be void if Grant is not on the roster in 2011? Will they kick in if he reaches them before that season ends?

[Patler]

I'm trying to figure out the differences between the salary and the game-by-game roster bonuses. The bonuses aren't guaranteed money, so it's not like they're accounted against the cap over the life of the contract.

I guess the difference is whether Grant is dressed out or not (such as injured, but not put on IR) and that the salary check for the bye week won't have a roster bonus.

Will the four-year clauses be void if Grant is not on the roster in 2011? Will they kick in if he reaches them before that season ends?

The Packers have used the weekly roster bonuses on a number of players the last few years. I believe the first was with Woodson, and it seems to have become almost a standard part of their contracts now. The player earns 1/16 of the bonus every time he is on the 45-man game day active roster.

From the summary, the four year bonuses seem to have two components; he has to be with the team at the time and has to have achieved the yardage required. It is an interesting question.

[mission]

Classless!!!

Our organization continues to operate with extremely underhanded tactics... without class, i say, without class... kind of like how a snake in the grass would slither and slide.

Yeah, just like that.

I don't know who I can root for now, but the way we handle our player situations just completely disgusts me to no end.

Fuck it already.


Go Raiders!

[Patler]

I thought I would bump this once, after it was buried deeply by all the Favre related threads.

Kind of an unusual contract. 4 years, close to 35 million possible; but the Packers can release him at anytime with no apparent cap impact beyond that year. It would be nice if this turns out to be the new format for NFL contracts, but I doubt that it will.

Any year the Packers don't think Grant will be worth at least $4-5 million, they can simply release him.