Re: 2024 Eagles Offseason Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:20 pm
Eliot Shorr-Parks:
The numbers are in on the Saquon Barkley contract Some notes/thoughts:
** The cap hit for 2024 is very low, as expected. Only $3.9m. Less than 2% of the cap. So very little impact to the cap this year.
** It is basically a two-year deal.
** The base salary for 2025 is $11m. It is fully guaranteed and is most of the $13.5m cap hit. If he has a strong 2024, my guess is that his contract is restructured to lower his base salary, moved into future years and lower that cap hit. So if he has a great/healthy 2024, that 2025 cap hit will likely be lower.
** It is two years, a low cap hit in 2024, a decent sized cap hit in 2025 and then they cut him before 2026 for a $8m dead cap hit while also saving $7m in cap space
** If he is still a great running back entering the 2026 season (and haven't already restructured his deal) they will almost def extend him and lower that $12m base salary/$15m cap hit significantly.
** Two dummy years added on -- so while really a 3-year deal, the signing bonus is stretched out over 5 years
The numbers are in on the Saquon Barkley contract Some notes/thoughts:
** The cap hit for 2024 is very low, as expected. Only $3.9m. Less than 2% of the cap. So very little impact to the cap this year.
** It is basically a two-year deal.
** The base salary for 2025 is $11m. It is fully guaranteed and is most of the $13.5m cap hit. If he has a strong 2024, my guess is that his contract is restructured to lower his base salary, moved into future years and lower that cap hit. So if he has a great/healthy 2024, that 2025 cap hit will likely be lower.
** It is two years, a low cap hit in 2024, a decent sized cap hit in 2025 and then they cut him before 2026 for a $8m dead cap hit while also saving $7m in cap space
** If he is still a great running back entering the 2026 season (and haven't already restructured his deal) they will almost def extend him and lower that $12m base salary/$15m cap hit significantly.
** Two dummy years added on -- so while really a 3-year deal, the signing bonus is stretched out over 5 years