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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Martellus Bennett Contract | 2017 NFL Free Agent | New England Patriots HT: 6-6 WT: 275 Age: 30 (3/10/2017) Seasons: 9 Status: UFA New England Patriots Cap Space (Top 51): $59.4M (Spotrac) Martellus Bennett Scouting Report Positives Mountain of a tight end with tremendous length. Size makes him a matchup problem for anyone in the... Continue Reading →
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, 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 →
Drafted by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers with the 102nd pick in the 1955 NFL Draft, Johnny Unitas never made it to the preseason with his beloved team. After a year of semi-pro football, he received a tryout from the Baltimore Colts prior to the 1956 season. This one-year, $7,000 contract was fully UN-guaranteed. He earned... Continue Reading →
This 1957 deal called for Brown to earn $12,000 during his initial season with the Cleveland Browns. 75% of this amount was to be paid in weekly installments throughout the season ($750 per game), with the remaining $3,000 to be paid at the end of the 1957 season. The written addendum (see top right) calls... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
