Official 2020 Free Agency Thread

[pbmax]

Tex the predicted salary for Blake is 5 years and $57 million.

You aren’t going to put him on a six year deal for $19 mil in first two years

Also, you can’t prorate that bonus over six years, five only.

[texaspackerbacker]

I wasn't aware that you can only prorate a bonus for 5 years. Also, predicted or not by whoever, I'm predicting a little less than that.

But if it's 5 years and $57 million you want, then make it that. Make it $20 million bonus and $1, 5, 8, 10, 13 million for the 5 years. That would still only be $5 million against the cap the first year and 9 million the second year.

And that same general structure can be done for whoever we might sign - cap friendly and attractive to the player. Martinez is only 26. I doubt whether he would worry too much about the prospect of getting cut after four years, and the only way the contract burns the team is if he gets hurt and/or declines a lot in his performance - neither of which seems all that likely based on his age and injury history.

[call_me_ishmael]

Sign Hooper and Cooper and start printing the Super Bowl Shirts!

I don't want Hooper, but I'd love to have Cooper. Sign Cooper in FA, draft a receiver in R2, boom, the offense is fixed. If you can find a bargain MLB and thick boi at DE, get the super bowl hype started.

[pbmax]

I wasn't aware that you can only prorate a bonus for 5 years. Also, predicted or not by whoever, I'm predicting a little less than that.

But if it's 5 years and $57 million you want, then make it that. Make it $20 million bonus and $1, 5, 8, 10, 13 million for the 5 years. That would still only be $5 million against the cap the first year and 9 million the second year.

And that same general structure can be done for whoever we might sign - cap friendly and attractive to the player. Martinez is only 26. I doubt whether he would worry too much about the prospect of getting cut after four years, and the only way the contract burns the team is if he gets hurt and/or declines a lot in his performance - neither of which seems all that likely based on his age and injury history.

You are getting closer, that is $26 mil of $57 million in the first two years, $20 of which is fully guranteed.

But that is a deal designed to blow up in your face at the higher numbers. Packers haven't ever really signed a deal like that with anyone but a QB. More than 1/3 of that deal is fully guaranteed. I doubt they want to spend $20 mil on a bonus for an ILB. But we will see.

[texaspackerbacker]

Wasn't Clay Matthews deal fairly similar? And arguably, Martinez is the QB of the defense.

It seems like players these days are demanding and getting bigger and bigger percentages of guaranteed money. He's young enough and has been at least healthy enough to justify it IMO.

[pbmax]

Wasn't Clay Matthews deal fairly similar? And arguably, Martinez is the QB of the defense.

It seems like players these days are demanding and getting bigger and bigger percentages of guaranteed money. He's young enough and has been at least healthy enough to justify it IMO.

Don't remember, but they aren't goin to make him the second highest payer on the team like CMIII was.

[pbmax]

Calais Campbell traded to Ravens for a 5th round pick. Getting a 2 year, $27 million dollar deal.

[ThunderDan]

Don't remember, but they aren't goin to make him the second highest payer on the team like CMIII was.

5 year $65 million with 31 guaranteed was Clays contract with the Pack.

[pbmax]

5 year $65 million with 31 guaranteed was Clays contract with the Pack.

Sounds about right. He was #2 on the cap hit parade for a while.

[pbmax]

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
The #Titans have agreed to terms with QB Ryan Tannehill on a 4-year deal worth $118M, source says. He gets $91M in total guarantees and $62M in fully guaranteed money. A huge payday after leading Tennessee to the playoffs.

[pbmax]

Jeff McLane @Jeff_McLane
The NFL salary cap for 2020 is set for $198.2 million per team. The #Eagles are expected to have approx. $40 million in cap space.

Don't get excited. Everyone now has more money and the minimums go up the year so guys already under contract will get pay increases if they are on the low end. That is a lot of payers on the 53 man roster, so there is not suddenly $10 mil more of Packer cap room.

[gbgary]

updated cap numbers...
https://twitter.com/KenIngalls/statu...926319104?s=19

[pbmax]

updated cap numbers...
https://twitter.com/KenIngalls/statu...926319104?s=19

Don't hold out on us Gary!

Ken Ingalls - Packers Cap ��
@KenIngalls
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Updated Green Bay Packers 2020 Salary Cap Summary:

-Includes new CBA terms for minimum contracts, practice squad, etc. & updated $198.2M cap allocation.

Top 51 Cap Space - Current: $22,548,649

Estimated Spendable Cap Space: $9,179,440

Today's news reduced spendable by $5.3M.

[Joemailman]

So this new CBA is going to restrict free agency spending a little bit.

[pbmax]

So this new CBA is going to restrict free agency spending a little bit.

I can't show you my work, but it would seem that the cap went up almost $10 mil but higher minimum salaries basically cost $15 mil.