Opinion on Justin Houston’s Contract, Historical NFL Cap Data and Cap Projections through 2021 If you enjoy the analysis in this article, please e-mail Caponomics @ gmail.com to join the e-mail list. Six-years, $101 million for an outside linebacker…
For all the talk surrounding the big name wide receivers on the franchise tag, it was the Chiefs and outside linebacker Justin Houston making the most noise with a record setting six year, $101 million contract for Houston. According to Jason LaCanfora, Houston will earn $32.5 million in full guarantees and $52.5 million in injury […]
Player incentives are something that myself and Houston fans are not used to hearing about. Rick Smith was the General Manager from 2006 through 2017 (along with capologist Chris Olsen) and did not employ the use of player/team incentives into player contracts. That practice has since changed dramatically with new General Manager Nick Caserio. Caserio […]
With the 2020 regular season having come to a close for the Houston Texans (as well any 2020 game for Houston finished), all eyes now move towards the 2021 offseason. The organization is looking to hire a new General Manager and Head Coach. The new regime will be tasked with rebuilding the roster, along with […]
Kicking off our look around the AFC South with the Texans… Best: JJ Watt, 6 years, $100 million, $20.9M guaranteed The Texans have a few good deals on their team, but the way they handled JJ Watt’s negotiation makes it very hard to select any other player. I don’t think there was any question that […]
The Chiefs made it official today, announcing that they have placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. Sneed was one of the key contributors to the Chiefs defensive success and should be in line to earn a top tier contract at the position. The Chiefs have indicated according to reports that they would […]
Normally, once the first Monday after the draft passes, I take a look at where OTC’s projection for the next slate of compensatory picks stands. This year, however, I decided to wait a couple of weeks to see if a couple of unusual transactions would yield additions and changes to the projection–which indeed happened. We’ll […]