Brace yourself to hear the word guarantee(d) a lot in this section. It’s just what it is called, so it is what it is. Unlike NBA and MLB deals, NFL contracts are not guaranteed. However, some money in some contracts is fully guaranteed when a player puts pen to paper. Any signing bonus a player... Continue Reading →
NFL Free Agency: Exclusive Rights Free Agents
An Exclusive Rights Free Agent (ERFA) is a player who is no longer under contract with a club but has less than three Accrued Seasons. If the player’s former team offers him a one-year contract for the minimum Active/Inactive Salary (subject to player’s Credited Seasons), the player can only sign a contract with that team.... Continue Reading →
NFL Free Agency: Restricted Free Agents
A Restricted Free Agent (RFA) has only three Accrued Seasons at the expiration of his Player Contract. RFAs are free to sign with any team, but RFAs prior teams have options that can restrict player mobility. There are various tenders (“Qualifying Offers” in the CBA) that a team can offer a player. Each come with... Continue Reading →
2017 NFL Free Agency: Stephon Gilmore Contract Projection
Stephon Gilmore Contract | 2017 NFL Free Agent | Buffalo Bills HT: 6-1 WT: 190 Age: 26 Seasons: 5 Status: UFA Buffalo Bills Cap Space (Top 51): $23.3M (Spotrac) Stephon Gilmore Scouting Report Positives Great size and strength for the position. 4.4 speed. Excels at the line of scrimmage when he can get into a... Continue Reading →
2017 NFL Free Agency: DeSean Jackson Contract Projection
DeSean Jackson Contract | 2017 NFL Free Agent | Washington Redskins HT: 5-10 WT: 175 Age: 30 Seasons: 9 Status: UFA Washington Redskins Cap Space (Top 51): $35.8M (Spotrac) DeSean Jackson Statistics Best season: 126 targets, 82 receptions, 1,332 yards, 9 TD (2013) Career Statistics: 886 targets, 498 receptions, 8,819 yards, 69.4 YPG, 46 TD... Continue Reading →
2017 NFL Free Agency: Terrelle Pryor Contract Projection
Terrelle Pryor, Sr. Contract | 2017 NFL Free Agent | HT: 6-4 WT: 223 Age: 27 Seasons: 4 Status: UFA Cleveland Browns Cap Space (Top 51): $105.7M (Spotrac) Terrelle Pryor Scouting Report Positives He’s a big athlete. Has the size and leaping ability to play basketball with DBs, as well as enough speed to get... Continue Reading →
2016 NFL Contracts -Best Value: LeGarrette Blount
2016 NFL Contracts: Best Value LeGarrette Blount, RB, New England Patriots Contract: 1 year, $1,000,000 Contract Structure: $760K base salary, $100K signing bonus, $100K in per game roster bonuses, $40K workout bonus Statistics: 299 carries, 1,161 yards and 18 TDs Summary: Blount's Paragraph 5 Salary (base) of $760,000 was the veteran minimum for players with... Continue Reading →
2017 NFL Free Agency: Kawann Short Contract Projection
Kawann Short Contract | Carolina Panthers | 2017 NFL Free Agency HT: 6-3 WT: 315 Age: 28 Seasons: 4 Status: UFA **Update: The Carolina Panthers franchised Kawann Short** Panthers Cap Space (Top 51): $53.55M (Spotrac) Defensive Tackle Franchise Tag: $13.387M (Joel Corry) Kawann Short Scouting Report Positives Effective against pass and run. Always finds himself... Continue Reading →
2017 NFL Free Agency: Alshon Jeffery Contract Projection
Alshon Jeffery Contract | 2017 NFL Free Agent | Chicago Bears HT: 6-3 WT: 218 Age: 27 Seasons: 5 Status: UFA **Update: The Chicago Bears did not franchise Jeffery.** Chicago Bears Cap Space (Top 51): $52.36M Alshon Jeffery Scouting Report Positives Great size. Wins 50/50 balls by boxing out defenders. Physical. Strong hands. Red zone... Continue Reading →
Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown 2017 Contract Analysis
Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL Contract Analysis Total Contract Value – 5 years, $72.71M, $15.54M APY Total Extension Value – 4 years, $68M, $17M APY Antonio Brown Contract Structure Length - 5 Years This contract is a four-year extension on top of the final year of his prior contract. The total five-year length... Continue Reading →
2017 NFL Free Agency: Adrian Peterson Contract Projection
Adrian Peterson | 2017 NFL Free Agent | Minnesota Vikings | NFL Contract Projections HT: 6-1 WT: 220 Age: 31 Seasons: 10 Status: UFA Minnesota Vikings Cap Savings: $18M Adrian Peterson Scouting Report Positives Has been the undeniable best back of this generation. Size. Strength. Speed. Last time we saw him, he still had the... Continue Reading →
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