Vesting vs Full Guarantees Focusing on the Broncos and Ryan Clady

[adsenseyu1] One of our Twitter buddies had the following tidbit regarding Ryan Clady and his contract discussions: #Broncos Ryan Clady’s camp moving to signing 5 Year 55 Million deal (33 M Guaranteed over 1st 3 Years). Expect deal done by Monday Deadline — NFL_DRAFT_Bites (@NFLDraftBites) July 13, 2013On the surface that seems like a no-brainer […]

Guaranteed Salaries and the NFL

I actually wrote this up a few weeks ago when Tom Brady’s wife mentioned him playing with concussions and there was talk on the prospect of players hiding injuries because contracts are not guaranteed. I’m not sure why I never got around to publishing it, but it kind of fell by the wayside. With the […]

Jets Release David Harris

The Jets cut veteran linebacker David Harris today, just a few days after finalizing a trade to bring Demario Davis in from Cleveland. The Jets will save $6.5 million with the release which is money that the team will likely be banking for 2018 as the full rebuilding of the team continues. The cutting of […]

Free Agency Review: New York Jets

Key Additions: T Kelvin Beachum ($8M), QB Josh McCown ($6M), CB Morris Claiborne ($5M), K Chandler Catanzaro ($900K) Key Re-signings: G Brian Winters ($7.25M), T Ben Ijalana($5.5M), LB Josh Martin (1.9M), LS Tanner Purdum ($980K) Key Losses: WR Brandon Marshall (Giants), CB Darrelle Revis (FA), QB Ryan Fitzpatrck (FA), C Nick Mangold (FA), T Breno […]

2018 Compensatory Picks Primer

Now that the league’s “legal tampering” period is open (and with it may come initial news of free agent contracts to be signed), it’s time to prepare followers of the compensatory pick system of what to expect for 2018.  Below the fold you can find a list of aspects to watch out for as free […]