I know that when a team signs a veteran free agent, the only years and dollars that matter are the signing bonus and the first 3 years' salary. They just do 6 or 7 years so they can get a lower cap number for the first few years.
However, with these rookie contracts, I'm having a hard time figuring out if the team will actually spend $60M over 6 years, or if there's another way to figure out the true value.
I'm having a hard time finding details on these deals. On rotoworld it says that Jamarcus Russell has all 6 years base salaries guaranteed, and Calvin Johnson has his 4th and 5th year base salaries guaranteed.....so based on that you can't really look at the first 3 years.
Anyways, I'm confuzled. Are we really going to have to pay $60M to our 1st pick, or is that just an inflated number because the contract will likely be redone after the 3rd year?
However, with these rookie contracts, I'm having a hard time figuring out if the team will actually spend $60M over 6 years, or if there's another way to figure out the true value.
I'm having a hard time finding details on these deals. On rotoworld it says that Jamarcus Russell has all 6 years base salaries guaranteed, and Calvin Johnson has his 4th and 5th year base salaries guaranteed.....so based on that you can't really look at the first 3 years.
Anyways, I'm confuzled. Are we really going to have to pay $60M to our 1st pick, or is that just an inflated number because the contract will likely be redone after the 3rd year?
