derek hagan/jason allen contracts 4 vs 6 yr

[finman006]

Derek hagan recently signed a 4yr contract , it hought the fins especially always pushed for rookie 5 yr contracts and the problem with allen was he wanted a 5 and the fins wanted a 6 yr deal. So im confused by all of this...why does hagan get a 4yr deal and allen a 5-6 yr deal?

 

[feelthepain]

My guess would be the amount of money Allen gets over Hagan. Miami will try to spred his money out to make his numbers more cap friendly.

 

[hof13]

Because of the amount of investment in the guaranteed money. I'm sure that the Dolphins would gladly sign Allen to the same 4 year deal that they signed Hagan for.

 

[TheMageGandalf]

Because of the amount of investment in the guaranteed money. I'm sure that the Dolphins would gladly sign Allen to the same 4 year deal that they signed Hagan for.

Exactly.

If Allen accepts say only a 4 million dollar bonus instead of 8 million.

In that case, 4 years are fine.

 

[DolfanDaveInMI]

Only top 16 picks are eligible for 6-year contracts. Beyond that, the maximum length is 5 years, which is typically only done into the second round. Third round and after, it's typically a 4-year deal, although some teams will employ 3-year deals with their late picks if they're not concerned about the RFA year.

 

[Joey 22]

Actually its a rule you can only sign the top 16 draft picks to 6 year deals and you can sign third rounders to 4 year deals...

 

[finman006]

ahhhh ok that makes sense now about top 16 , and 3rd rounders.