According to Fox Sports Mike Garofolo, the New Orleans Saints have extended the contract of defensive end Cameron Jordan for five years and up to $60 million in new money. The base value of the contract looks to be in the $55 million range, which would essentially match the last big contract signed by a 34 […]
Earlier this week Saints defensive end Cam Jordan signed a $55 million extension and today the full details have emerged on the contract. According to Nick Underhill of the New Orleans Advocate Jordan received a $16 million signing bonus and $16.969 first year full guarantee. There are a number of roster bonuses throughout the contract, vesting […]
[adsenseyu1] A few days ago Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald wondered if the Miami Dolphins might try to trade DE/OLB Dion Jordan. Former GM Jeff Ireland traded moved up nine spots to make the selection by trading the 12th and 42nd overall choices for Jordan. Now that Ireland is gone there could be a chance that […]
To add some context to OTC’s Rookie Class Evaluation, here’s a look at the best 12 rookie classes from 2011-2014. The class’s Snap Index is indicated in parentheses, and links to each rookie class are contained within the number of vested veteran contracts and extensions were secured from the class. 1. 2014 Jaguars (21.483) 11 […]
Around this time last year I took a look to identify some teams that used 2014 free agency wisely or poorly with respect to the compensatory pick formula in 2015, so I’ll reprise that effort this time by moving a year ahead in each department. For reference, you may find the list of the 2016 […]
With the franchise and transition tag deadline having passed (and thus taking some of the highest profile free agents off the market), it’s time to take a look at what each team has to work with with regard to gaining compensatory picks for the 2018 NFL Draft. Teams will have a higher potential to gain […]
Cowboys Restructure Smith and Frederick Contracts From the news that will shock nobody department the Cowboys pulled the trigger on the restructures of left tackle Tyron Smith and center Travis Frederick according to ESPN’s Todd Archer. Dallas was estimated to be nearly $13 million over a projected $168 million salary cap, a number that could […]