The football business continues to be confused as the NFL team trains off-season. There are some items and my perspectives that have caught my eye in the last few weeks.
Packer way
The PackersThe extension of the contract with the premium player of the premium position, Jere Alexander, is the embodiment of their philosophy. They drafted him, grew him into one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks, and now traps him in a long-term extension.
The difference in the current packers player’s financial strategy compared to when I signed the contract from 1999 to 2009 and managed the caps is the structure of the contract.My cap philosophy is “Pay-as-you-go”, for future flexibility, match the upper limit with cash as much as possible. It’s not the way Packers constructed Alexander’s contract or other contracts in their books.
Alexander has received a $ 30 million contract and will be prorated over a six-year period with an annual cap charge of $ 5 million and a salary of $ 1 million. Therefore, his 2022 cash count is $ 31 million, and his 22-year limit is $ 7 million, which is equivalent to a cash surplus of $ 24 million. I would have used more caprooms this year and gave the same $ 31 million more salaries or roster bonuses (not prorated) to facilitate future cap hits. .. As you know in cap management, cap-friendly fast = cap-friendly slow.
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Today’s Packers management focuses on early low wages and high contracts. Okay; they’re trying to squeeze everything out of Aaron Rodgers’ uncertain tenure (his contract consists of a one-year contract) and care less about the future than I do.
As for Packers, there is one thing I have told people over the last 25 years. They are consistently one of the NFL’s most spending teams. This is unnoticed because Packers spend most of their time on their players, not quick fix free agents. Alexander’s expansion is a glorious example.
New tom brady
So let me straighten this: Tom Brady will 1) retire, 2) own some of the dolphins and soon hire Sean Payton as a coach this offseason 2022. (Don’t worry about the Rooney Rule), 3) don’t retire 4) signed a 10-year contract with Fox to broadcast the game (when he actually retired). I’m sure I’ve missed a few things, but they seem to be highlights.
Brady’s deal with Fox has been reported with a high salary of $ 375 million over a decade and a stunning amount, surpassing what Brady has achieved in her 22-year play career. Fox allowed Brady to be hired, but denied the amount. The situation is similar to the usual reporting of big player contracts. Agents rush to the most favorable number of media to shout out to the world, hiding the “real numbers”.However, in this case Fox is a big medium..
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Whatever the number, or the actual number, I’m not surprised. Fox had to make an undeniable offer to secure an unspecified date in the future when Brady finished playing. And it paid Tony Romo and Troy Aikman basically twice the highest rate of $ 18 million a year. Brady will (reportly) more than double that number, but that’s not the case now. By the time Brady retires (which could be 50 years from now), it averages $ 37.5 million a year. It may be the progress rate of the top NFL analysts!
Finally, for Brady, at least for me, it’s impressive how different Tom Brady has been, both professionally and personally, since Tom Brady left the Patriots in 2020. On the financial side, after leaving money on the table for 20 years on a contract with the Patriots, Brady hasn’t done that with the Buccaneers, and now with Fox. In New England, Brady not only reduced caps (all high-paying quarterbacks went in Tampa Bay), as well. Less cash.. “New Brady” has taken all the last $ 1 on his contract. In addition, from a personality perspective, we’re looking at a really new brady: playful, active on social media, entertaining in a geeky way, and very exposed. This Brady hasn’t been seen in New England for 20 years.
It’s fascinating how interesting Brady has been since spending 20 years in Berichikia.
Watson’s discipline is close
NFL investigators spent time with Watson last week, showing that the end of a 14-month investigation into his behavior is approaching.
In my experience in the NFL’s personal act case, the last interview from the league was almost always with the accused. After interviewing Watson, Lisa Friel, who is investigating the NFL, reports on her findings. The disciplinary officer, a former judge jointly appointed by the NFL and NFLPA, will take disciplinary action, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will appeal. Under the new CBA, he is no longer a “judge, jury trial, executioner”. Now he is more simply an “appeal judge”.
As I have repeatedly said in this space, I expect a long stop for Watson. Both Ben Roethlisberger and Ezekiel Elliott have NFL precedents under this commissioner of six-game suspension for sexual misconduct with one woman each. Expect a minimum of 6 game interruptions given to Watson.
Watson may suffer from not playing, but as mentioned above, Browns Really minimized his potential financial loss. Loss of income from the NFL suspension is limited to salary, not bonuses. Browns deliberately set Watson’s 2022 salary to a minimum of approximately $ 1 million, with the remaining $ 46 million in compensation provided in the form of a contract.
Therefore, if Watson is stopped in half of the season (because it is calculated using simple numbers), his total economic loss will be about $ 500,000. His 2022 payment will be around $ 45.5 million instead of $ 46 million. Browns used this structure in his player, but not in his external players. They sold their souls for Watson, among all the players.
In this rare case, the player, not the team, remains the winner in the football business.
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