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Panthers redo Gross' contract.


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http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/24977/panthers-re-do-jordan-gross-contract

According to contract numbers obtained by ESPN.com, the Panthers restructured the contract of veteran offensive tackle Jordan Gross. They took his salary-cap figure for this season from $10 million down to $9 million for the 2011 season.

It was a minor tweak. Gross agreed to surrender a $1 million incentive for participating in a certain amount of special-teams plays. His $6 million base salary for 2011 remains the same and the rest of the contract, which runs through the 2014 season, was not changed.

Underrated. Not just talent wise, but team leader wise as well.

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I don't know how this move is really going to affect this season, besides saving JR a million dollars. Anyone we are looking to sign in free agency won't cost anywhere near the amount that we have, and likely with the aging players out there that will want to make some money this year, we will be able to sign 3-4 players comfortably with that cap space. Only thing I can really think of is if the Panthers are working on some trade for a high value guy, where they need the extra Mil to fit the guy in under the cap.

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I don't know how this move is really going to affect this season, besides saving JR a million dollars.

It doesn't even do that. It basically is just an accounting move to remove the money from the cap figure. Gross isn't giving up the money either. Other than for cap purposes, it was a non-event.

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