Free Agency Thoughts: Cincinnati Bengals

[adsenseyu1] Key Additions: Danieal Manning ($1.6M per year), Jason Campbell  ($1.5M) Key Re-Signings: Vincent Rey ($2.1M per year), Mike Pollak ($1.6M), Brandon Tate ($1M) Key Losses: Michael Johnson (Buccaneers), Anthony Collins (Buccaneers), Andrew Hawkins (Browns) Major Cuts: Kyle Cook ($2.1M cap savings), James Harrison ($1.4M cap savings) Free Agency Thoughts: With the Bengals I think […]

2013 Signings and New Contracts

Updated- Thursday, April 18, 10:22 PM [adsenseyu1] Arizona Cardinals Lorenzo Alexander Jonathon Amaya Will Batson Yeremiah Bell Jasper Brinkley Antoine Cash Antoine Cason Brian Hoyer Rashad Johnson Rashard Mendenhall Bryan McCann Carson Palmer William Powell Jerraud Powers Chilo Rachal Frostee Rucker Matt Shaughnessy Alfonso Smith Drew Stanton Ronald Talley Curtis TaylorAtlanta Falcons Sam Baker Brian Banks […]

Projecting The 2023 Compensatory Picks

This article refers specifically to OTC’s final projection for the 2023 NFL Draft’s compensatory picks. For details on the basics and methodology of projecting compensatory picks in general, please reference this article. Note that this projection does not include compensatory picks awarded via 2020 Resolution JC-2A. To understand how this projection is generated for each […]

Contract News: July 1

QB Jordan Love signed his contract with the Packers today and according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo it’s fully guaranteed. #Packers QB Jordan Love received a fully guaranteed four-year $12,383,470 contract, sources say. Signing bonus: $6,566,160. It's the first time the No. 26 pick received a fully guaranteed deal under the current rookie contract system. […]

How Would Previous Draft Picks Have Changed With The Proposed Rooney Rule Expansion?

On Friday, Jim Trotter of the NFL Network reported that the NFL is proposing an expansion to the Rooney Rule in an effort to improve upon the league’s sclerotic efforts in hiring racial minority to executive, head coach, and coordinator positions. One half of the rule, which would abolish anti-tampering rules for assistant coaches interviewing […]

Trends with 5th Year Options With 2017 Rookie Decisions Looming

           The deadline for teams to exercise 5th year options on 1st round selections in the 2017 draft is quickly approaching. As part of the new rookie wage scale introduced in the 2011 CBA, 5th year options are included in all first-round rookie contracts. A team’s window to exercise a player’s 5th year option opens after […]