Official Free Agency/Offseason Thread

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Rodgers cap hit for his next team is 21, 30, 49 and 43. It’s an average of 36M per year. His contract is very reasonable to whoever he’s traded to. The Packers cap hits would be 10M higher in each year.

yeah, its really good for the next 2 years for the next team

there should be no trade hangups over the cap hits

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so z smith just demanded his release form the queens

what the hell is that all about?

seemed like a had a good first year out of the 3 he signed up for, and he's never been a problem type of guy

plus the queens just got ranked as like that best team to play for

so what the hell?

ras?

[Joemailman]

Z did nothing the 2nd half of the year. Vikings are 15 million over the cap even after cutting Eric Kendricks. Maybe Z has doubts about Vikings being able to stay competitive. I actually thought Vikings might cut him. It would save them 12 million on the cap.

[Jaire]

And he’s likely to retire before the contract plays out. It’s a good contract to trade for. That’s how they made it. They made it tradable.

Everything I've read now indicates that this was the worst contract of the century. Gute's gonna be givin' the Jets picks before it's all done.

This whole thing since drafting Love in 2020 has been a cluster &*^) every which way. I have zero confidence in the FO at this point.

[run pMc]

so z smith just demanded his release form the queens

what the hell is that all about?

seemed like a had a good first year out of the 3 he signed up for, and he's never been a problem type of guy

plus the queens just got ranked as like that best team to play for

so what the hell?

ras?

He was being floated as a cap casualty; maybe he was approached to redo his contract and balked... or maybe he decided he doesn't like Brian Flores or his vision of the defense next year.
Z is a little bit of an oddball. Who knows with him.

EDIT: current spin is it's about money.

10 minutes after Smith's tweet, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that while Smith had requested his release, likely in pursuit of a more lucrative deal, the Vikings are actually not interested in cutting him loose.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/vikings-reportedly-decline-pro-bowl-lb-zadarius-smiths-request-for-release-but-he-says-goodbye-anyway/ar-AA18r6gt

[Fritz]

Z always seems to be chasing a little bigger paycheck. Guess I can't blame him. But he does seem to wear out over the course of a season - he relies on his violent explosiveness, I think, and as he wears down over the season he seems to lose that, then start guessing and taking shots to get to the QB that may or may not be part of the plan.

My impression anyway.

[bobblehead]

Z has received the upfront money on the deal already and wants to be released so he can do that again. Typical athlete. Can't wait for next CBA.

[bobblehead]

I read he isn't happy because he will "only" receive 13.8M in cash for year 2

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I read he isn't happy because he will "only" receive 13.8M in cash for year 2

doesn't make much sense

he's due to make more in 2023 then he did last year

but you never know

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Z has received the upfront money on the deal already and wants to be released so he can do that again. Typical athlete. Can't wait for next CBA.

he only got a 5 million dollar signing bonus, the meat of the contract is in the salaries and roster bonuses

[bobblehead]

I looked up his deal and you are right. He didn't get a ton of cash last year. After all bonuses it was just under 14M. I guess he thinks after being healthy and getting 10.sacks he can get some big signing bonus. At his age, if he plays put this deal he isn't likely to break the bank on his next.

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I looked up his deal and you are right. He didn't get a ton of cash last year. After all bonuses it was just under 14M. I guess he thinks after being healthy and getting 10.sacks he can get some big signing bonus. At his age, if he plays put this deal he isn't likely to break the bank on his next.

thats kinda what i'm thinking too

i wonder if the current deal had a tiny signing bonus because he was coming of the bad injury, and somehow thinks he can get a big signing bonus or something

IDK. his current deal looks pretty damn good to me

[Fritz]

Z is glad you're not his agent, Red.

[bobblehead]

thats kinda what i'm thinking too

i wonder if the current deal had a tiny signing bonus because he was coming of the bad injury, and somehow thinks he can get a big signing bonus or something

IDK. his current deal looks pretty damn good to me

If he hits the open market someone will drop a $20 mil bonus on him. Teams are crazy. He would effectively get a 2yr/40 mil with like 2 years he will never see on the back end.

[run pMc]

Z is good for about 8-10 games and then he tails off. Also, injuries. You kind of wonder if he's going to get a character-concerns rep after GB and MIN, but some team will give him 10M easy for 8-10 games of about a sack per game and then a disappearing act.
Pass rushers are always at a premium.

If MIN says they want to keep him that makes patching up that relationship interesting.