BREAKING NEWS !! TRADE: Chiefs CB Trent McDuffie to the Rams for #29, 5th, 6th and 2027 3rd
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Well, he already is guaranteed $13.7M this year. So any bonus would add to that. The purpose of the bonus is to guarantee money in case of injury. Well, he has that with the $100M guarantee starting next year.
Maybe we are talking about two different things.
Any signing bonus McDuffie receives will be additional 2026 income for the McDuffie Family.
That's nice for them but I ain't a family member ... so, I don't care too much.
I am an insane Los Angeles Rams fan; and care very much about the Rams' 2026 Salary Cap.
I don't believe a signing bonus for the extension will impact the Rams 2026 Salary Cap because that bonus is for a contract that begins in 2027.
DZ posted above that 'a signing bonus would increase the 2026 cap hit' ... I don't think that's accurate ,
You responded to DZ with the comment 'apparently no bonus' ... I don't think that will be accurate either.
I ABSOLUTELY could be wrong ... I like to follow the cap implications but I certainly do miss stuff.
It's a signing bonus, which means he gets it when he signed the contract. Which is now. So it should impact the cap this season.
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Agree 100%
Don't think so. Could be wrong.
Think McDuffie plays in 2026 on his 5th-year-option, with a $13.6M salary. That's the '26 cap hit to the Rams.
McDuffie will ALSO get a Signing Bonus in the next week or so for signing a four-year extension that applies from 2027 through 2030. THAT Signing Bonus (paid and received in 2026) will be pro-rated (for salary cap purposes) over the life of the contract (2027-2030).
But he's getting the money now, which means it will be pro rated from 26-30.
I guess we'll find out when the terms of the contract are published.
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That's where we disagree. I think it's pro-rated from '27-'30 but I am not certain.
Agree
Exactly. If he receives it now, it counts now. At least a pro rated amount over the length of the contract. Thats why it's being called an extension to this year. I assume he is fine with his $13.7M now and the fact that he is inline for $100M guaranteed no matter what happens this year.
Think about how it could be abused if you could pay a guy a bonus now that wouldn't count until next year. If he gets it now it counts now.
Note the proration starts with the current deal and extends to the new deal.
The contract length is 2027 through 2030
It's anextension to McDuffie's current contract which runs through 2026.
The Extension covers 2027 through 2030.
See....
Article 13, Section 6 | NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) | Over The Cap
NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement | Over the Cap
overthecap.com
Any signing bonus given in connection with a contract extension entered into before the expiration of the player’s existing contract will be prorated over the remaining years of the unexpired contract together with its extension. The player shall receive such a signing bonus at the time that the extension is executed, unless the player expressly agrees in the contract to defer payment of the extension bonus, in which case only the present value of the deferred payment, calculated using the Discount Rate, shall be prorated (unless the extension is executed within one year of the execution of the contract being extended, in which case the gross amount of the extension bonus shall be prorated).
There needs to be a cap on the cap. The $$ difference between a standout player in year 4 of their rookie contract and a standout vet in year 1 of their 2nd contract is disproportionate.
No problem... you can tell that I am recently retired. I have nothing better to do than to look this crap up hoping to win internet arguments.