Art. 7, §4 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement establishes what is known as the Proven Performance Escalator (PPE). The PPE creates an automatic raise in the fourth year Paragraph 5 salary of players still on their rookie contracts (drafted between Rounds 3 and 7) who have participated in either 35% of a teams offensive or […]
Approximately one year ago, we introduced Expected Contract Value (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 & Part 5), a contract value metric that assigns probabilities as to contract termination outcomes – and therefore player earnings – on the basis of contract characteristics. We have made revisions to the metric as introduced a year […]
As I explained before in this article, and used 2014 as an introductory example, I’m interested in exploring the concept of texture to gain a better understanding how what goes into building an NFL roster. I have now created a page that will programmatically display the texture of each team as it stands in real […]
Though plenty has been written on the decline of the running back at 30, I figured why not add to that with a focus on the contract and likelihood of players performing. It’s a good topic if you are interested in working in the NFL, simply like Fantasy Football, or are going to take a […]
Not unexpectedly Andre Johnson is expressing unhappiness with the Houston Texans according to Brian Smith of the Houston Chronicle. In the article Johnson questions whether Houston is the place for him to finish his career and stated he will not attend offseason activities. At 32 years of age Johnson knows that his career is no […]
[adsenseyu1] There was a report Thursday from Ian Rapoport of NFL.com that the Falcons are thinking about an extension for Wide Receiver Roddy White. White has been a tremendous bargain for the Falcons since signing a contract extension in 2009, averaging 98 receptions and 1,297 yards from 2009 through 2012 while earning $8.54 million per […]
In the last few days I have received a number of questions about the costs of trading for certain players and thought I would just put together a post looking at each of those players. The post will not include franchised players because that is a different scenario where contracts have to be negotiated which […]