Jon Kitna's contract details

[AdamJT13]

We ended up saving $1.6 million of cap room by trading Anthony Henry for Jon Kitna.

Kitna ended up signing a four-year contract extension, with his five-year contract being structured almost exactly the same as Keith Brooking's contract (but with slightly higher numbers). The last two years are voidable.

Kitna has a $2.5 million option bonus that can be exercised this season (as with Brooking, I don't know the deadline). If we don't exercise the option for the 2013 season, his base salary this season increases and is fully guaranteed, and his future base salaries increase. He also has $100,000 workout bonuses each season.

His cap numbers if we exercise the option --

2009 $2 million
2010 $2.6 million
2011 $3.2 million
2012 $3.7 million
2013 $3.5 million


His cap numbers if we don't exercise the option --

2009 $2.6 million
2010 $2.6 million
2011 $3.2 million
2012 $3.7 million

 

[Hostile]

I'd ask you where that leaves our cap room, but until we get Ware re-inked I feel it is irrelevant. So instead I will simply say thank you.

 

[AdamJT13]

I'd ask you where that leaves our cap room, but until we get Ware re-inked I feel it is irrelevant. So instead I will simply say thank you.

I just posted an update in the cap thread. We're now $14,106,277 under the cap.

Also, as I mentioned in that thread on Monday, if we gave Ware the same contract Albert Haynesworth got, it would lower our cap room by $5.995 million (leaving us $8,111,277 under, if we did it today). Ware's new cap number would be $8.432 million if that happened.

 

[Pottsville Maroons]

Thanks, Adam.

 

[Woods]

I just posted an update in the cap thread. We're now $14,106,277 under the cap.

Also, as I mentioned in that thread on Monday, if we gave Ware the same contract Albert Haynesworth got, it would lower our cap room by $5.995 million (leaving us $8,111,277 under, if we did it today). Ware's new cap number would be $8.432 million if that happened.

Thanks, Adam.

That would still give us room to sign a couple more FAs plus our rookie draft picks.

 

[AdamJT13]

That would still give us room to sign a couple more FAs plus our rookie draft picks.

If we use the draft picks we have now (and assuming we get two comp picks), our draft picks will reduce our cap room by less than $1 million. My estimate right now is about $755,000.

 

[jterrell]

I just posted an update in the cap thread. We're now $14,106,277 under the cap.

Also, as I mentioned in that thread on Monday, if we gave Ware the same contract Albert Haynesworth got, it would lower our cap room by $5.995 million (leaving us $8,111,277 under, if we did it today). Ware's new cap number would be $8.432 million if that happened.

dude, you are a rock star.

well, a rock star or stephen jones, lol.
i'd prolly rather be stephen.

:laugh1:

 

[Rampage]

that seems kind of high for a backup qb

 

[AdamJT13]

that seems kind of high for a backup qb

It's not. Brad Johnson's cap number LAST season was $2,837,173. That translates to almost $3.1 million in this year's cap dollars.

Some other backup/backup-quality quarterbacks' cap numbers this season --

Chris Redman $3.1 million
Billy Volek $2.8 million
Todd Collins $2.5 million
David Carr $2.2 million
Brian Griese $2.15 million
Shaun Hill $2.1 million
Cleo Lemon $2.045 million


Also, some teams drafted a QB in the first round but have someone else starting, so guys like Alex Smith ($12.3 million), Matt Leinart ($2.6 million) and Vince Young ($4.6 million) are backups.

 

[Woods]

If we use the draft picks we have now (and assuming we get two comp picks), our draft picks will reduce our cap room by less than $1 million. My estimate right now is about $755,000.

Wow, we could actually afford to sign a couple of reasonably priced FAs if that's all it will cost to sign our draft picks, including the comp picks.

 

[Alexander]

Chris Redman $3.1 million
Billy Volek $2.8 million
Todd Collins $2.5 million
David Carr $2.2 million
Brian Griese $2.15 million
Shaun Hill $2.1 million
Cleo Lemon $2.045 million.

Some of these players are quality backups and could even start. But Redman and Cleo Lemon? That's sad.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Thanks for the updates Adam. It's much appreciated.

 

[Stash]

I just posted an update in the cap thread. We're now $14,106,277 under the cap.

Also, as I mentioned in that thread on Monday, if we gave Ware the same contract Albert Haynesworth got, it would lower our cap room by $5.995 million (leaving us $8,111,277 under, if we did it today). Ware's new cap number would be $8.432 million if that happened.

If we use the draft picks we have now (and assuming we get two comp picks), our draft picks will reduce our cap room by less than $1 million. My estimate right now is about $755,000.

By those figures, we'd still have $7,356,277.00 for possible free agents!

As always, your efforts are appreciated Adam.

You are the Cap-King!

 

[Rampage]

It's not. Brad Johnson's cap number LAST season was $2,837,173. That translates to almost $3.1 million in this year's cap dollars.

Some other backup/backup-quality quarterbacks' cap numbers this season --

Chris Redman $3.1 million
Billy Volek $2.8 million
Todd Collins $2.5 million
David Carr $2.2 million
Brian Griese $2.15 million
Shaun Hill $2.1 million
Cleo Lemon $2.045 million


Also, some teams drafted a QB in the first round but have someone else starting, so guys like Alex Smith ($12.3 million), Matt Leinart ($2.6 million) and Vince Young ($4.6 million) are backups.

thanks for the info Stephen

 

[Bigdog]

Thank you Adam and to think that most of the mediots have asked why would the Cowboys trade a starting cb for a qb who was going to be cut any way? Looks like the Lions got another one over us again (sacrcasm).

 

[Temo]

Steller thread, thanks for the info. Makes the Chris Canty thing even more telling if we had all this cap room to sign him if we wanted.

 

[Hostile]

I just posted an update in the cap thread. We're now $14,106,277 under the cap.

Also, as I mentioned in that thread on Monday, if we gave Ware the same contract Albert Haynesworth got, it would lower our cap room by $5.995 million (leaving us $8,111,277 under, if we did it today). Ware's new cap number would be $8.432 million if that happened.

This information and the Draft cap hit you posted below make me wonder what the front office is waiting for. It's almost like they are waiting for a trade offer for a particular player rather than to go after Free Agents like Springs and Olshansky.

 

[MONT17]

we now have the 2 players in KEY positions from a team that won 1 or 2 games in 2 seasons!


Denial is a powerful thing

 

[AdamJT13]

we now have the 2 players in KEY positions from a team that won 1 or 2 games in 2 seasons!


Denial is a powerful thing

The Lions won seven games in 2007, and both of those players played only four games for the Lions last season.