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Cowboys 2016 Salary Cap: A New Contract For Brandon Carr?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...16-salary-cap-a-new-contract-for-brandon-carr
...Now let's assume that rather than releasing Carr, the Cowboys could decide to take another action, allowing them to retain Carr at a lower cost, without the aggressive negotiating required to cut a player's salary.
My idea? A contract extension, allowing the Cowboys to spread the cap hit for this year's base while retaining him to be a part of the team.
The particulars of the deal, three years, $11 million, with a $4 million signing bonus and $7 guaranteed.
Year/Base Salary/Prorated BonusTotal/ Cap Hit
2016/1,000,000/6,050,333/7,050,333
2017/2,000,000/4,050,333/6,050,333
2018/4,000,000/1,333,333/5,333,333
The structure of my proposal provides a way for the Cowboys to generate a respectable, but maintainable salary of less than $4 million per season, while still paying Carr $7 million in cash that is guaranteed between 2016-2017 providing additonal security for him.
This contract structure is designed to create the same amount of cap space as releasing him, but it is one way of keeping him on the roster. There are obviously many more possible permutations of a contract extension that lowers Carr's cap hit, not all of them this low.
Ultimately though, it all boils down to this: Should the Cowboys attempt to keep Carr at a lower rate our should they cut Carr and continue rebuilding their secondary with newer pieces?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...16-salary-cap-a-new-contract-for-brandon-carr
...Now let's assume that rather than releasing Carr, the Cowboys could decide to take another action, allowing them to retain Carr at a lower cost, without the aggressive negotiating required to cut a player's salary.
My idea? A contract extension, allowing the Cowboys to spread the cap hit for this year's base while retaining him to be a part of the team.
The particulars of the deal, three years, $11 million, with a $4 million signing bonus and $7 guaranteed.
Year/Base Salary/Prorated BonusTotal/ Cap Hit
2016/1,000,000/6,050,333/7,050,333
2017/2,000,000/4,050,333/6,050,333
2018/4,000,000/1,333,333/5,333,333
The structure of my proposal provides a way for the Cowboys to generate a respectable, but maintainable salary of less than $4 million per season, while still paying Carr $7 million in cash that is guaranteed between 2016-2017 providing additonal security for him.
This contract structure is designed to create the same amount of cap space as releasing him, but it is one way of keeping him on the roster. There are obviously many more possible permutations of a contract extension that lowers Carr's cap hit, not all of them this low.
Ultimately though, it all boils down to this: Should the Cowboys attempt to keep Carr at a lower rate our should they cut Carr and continue rebuilding their secondary with newer pieces?
