News: Cowboys restructure Witten's contract

[WoodysGirl]

The move frees up $2.4 million in cap space in 2015.

After completing the trade, the Cowboys were barely under the cap because the figures included the $5.78 million due Greg Hardy for 10 per-game roster bonuses once his suspension ends. Cassel will count $1.76 million against the cap this year but has $2.15 million in not-likely-to-be-earned incentives based on play-time and playoffs.

Witten’s base salary this year is $5.1 million. He was set to make $4.5 million over the final 15 weeks, so the Cowboys turned $3.6 million of the remaining base salary and turned it into signing bonus to create the room.

 

[Nightman]

Injuries and TCrawford's deal have already decimated a pretty nice reserve we had going into the season.

We do have Carr's contract left if we need any more.

 

[Doc50]

The move frees up $2.4 million in cap space in 2015.

After completing the trade, the Cowboys were barely under the cap because the figures included the $5.78 million due Greg Hardy for 10 per-game roster bonuses once his suspension ends. Cassel will count $1.76 million against the cap this year but has $2.15 million in not-likely-to-be-earned incentives based on play-time and playoffs.

Witten’s base salary this year is $5.1 million. He was set to make $4.5 million over the final 15 weeks, so the Cowboys turned $3.6 million of the remaining base salary and turned it into signing bonus to create the room.

Thanks.
Was thinking it was getting tight, and this restructure has been an option on the back burner.

FO has been busy; they may need a TO to regroup (that's not a 40 yr old receiver).

 

[casmith07]

Creating room for the possibility of another trade before the deadline or free agent signing is my guess.

 

[YosemiteSam]

They should have lowered his salary all together. Freaking injury prone bastiage.

 

[Corso]

They should have lowered his salary all together. Freaking injury prone bastiage.

Checking himself out of entire games 'cause a chipped nail that he just applied a fresh coat of red colored acrylic to...
And now we're more stuck with the bum!

Fire somebody!
Where's Jerry? Somebody get me Jerry!!!

Jerry... YOU'RE FIRED!!!

Oh... Sammy, thank you. I feel so much better now. I know you do too...

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Just some accounting.

 

[crashintonickdm]

Witten is vastly underpaid wow