Pat Yasinskas Panthers contract numbers. Woo

[Bj-Monster23]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/42828/breaking-down-panthers-spending-spree

[rayzor]

i hope the hit on that $34mil CJ is getting this year is spread throughout the years of the contract.

[smitty_89]

I like that hetalked about how it was important that Johnson didn't end up with the falcons. yes we overpaid for him but it was important that he didn't go to a team that we play twice every year so we had to make an offer he couldn't refuse

[smitty_89]

i hope the hit on that $34mil CJ is getting this year is spread throughout the years of the contract.

the 30 mil bonus is all paid this year but in terms of a cap hit it is spread out over the life of the contract

[Proudiddy]

If all the contracts are like that, we should still have some space under the cap.

[rayzor]

the 30 mil bonus is all paid this year but in terms of a cap hit it is spread out over the life of the contract

used to be that way, but with the new CBA i'm not sure.

[smitty_89]

used to be that way, but with the new CBA i'm not sure.

thats a good point but I don't think this was one of the changes in the CBA..maybe minor things regarding this but I think the overall concept of paying it all this year and spreading the cap hit is generally the same.

[Proudiddy]

How does the bonuses count towards the cap? I didn't think the signing bonus figured into the cap number itself???

[jasonluckydog]

Cool posting from the new app

[atljbo]

Whats crazy is us falcon fans just found out that we was only offering Charles Johnson 7 mil a year (what our GM value LE's) .... How did the Panthers FO get to 12+ mil a year ? We was their main competition for CJ.

I get spending money on your own talent which is smart... Plus you guys had to spend the money...I thought we was in a bidding war with you guys (the reason why johnson got so much)

[PantherFan52]

How does the bonuses count towards the cap? I didn't think the signing bonus figured into the cap number itself???

That's what I thought. Isn't that the point of giving a really big bonus?

[smitty_89]

How does the bonuses count towards the cap? I didn't think the signing bonus figured into the cap number itself???

It does over the life of the contract.

"Say, for example, a player wants a seven-year, $60-million contract. Let's say that the owner decides to give that player an $11-million signing bonus, which is all paid out in the first year but gets factored into the cap as prorated over the course of the seven-year contract ($11-million / 7 years = $1.57-million per year)."

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question644.htm

[PantherBrew]

How does the bonuses count towards the cap? I didn't think the signing bonus figured into the cap number itself???

Signing bonus are prorated over the life of the contract.

Example: 20 millon dollar signing bonus on a 4 year contract will add 5 millon dollars to the players base salary each season, which would be the total cap hit.

[CRA]

Whats crazy is us falcon fans just found out that we was only offering Charles Johnson 7 mil a year (what our GM value LE's) .... How did the Panthers FO get to 12+ mil a year ? We was their main competition for CJ.

I get spending money on your own talent which is smart... Plus you guys had to spend the money...I thought we was in a bidding war with you guys (the reason why johnson got so much)

They may have been the number they wanted to enter the talks with but i am sure they were willing to go higher as they negotiated and tried to get him......JR just threw down the cash and prevented ATL from bothering trying.