News: PFT: Anthony Hitchens gets $14 million to sign

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Anthony Hitchens gets $14 million to sign

The Chiefs beefed up the weaker half of their team by agreeing to terms with linebacker Anthony Hitchens. PFT has obtained a breakdown of the deal Hitchens is expected to sign after 4:00 p.m. ET on...

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[Longboysfan]

This is the deal....

1. Signing bonus: $14 million.

2. 2018 base salary (fully guaranteed): $790,000.

3. 2019 base salary (fully guaranteed)L $6.5 million.

4. 2020 base salary: $7.8 million ($3.8 million guaranteed for injury at signing).

5. 2021 base salary: $5.8 million base salary.

6. 2022 base salary: $7.8 million base salary.

The deal also has workout bonuses of $10,000 in 2018 and $200,000 per year from 2019 through 2020, along with $500,000 annual per-game roster bonuses in 2020 through 2022.

Hitchens can earn another $250,000 from 2018 through 2020 based on making it to the Pro Bowl and the team making it to the playoffs, along with incentives of up to $1.75 million per year from 2021 through 2022 for playing time, Pro Bowl, and playoffs.

The cap numbers are $3.6 million in 2018, $9.5 million in 2019, $11.3 million in 2029, $9.3 million in 2021, and $11.3 million in 2022.

 

[CowboyChris]

congrats to Hitchens

 

[BobSacamano]

So what would he count against the KC cap this year? Curious to see if he was out of our budget.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He is making more now than Sean Lee.

Let that sink in.

 

[unionjack8]

So what would he count against the KC cap this year? Curious to see if he was out of our budget.

I THINK
14m over 5 years as a signing bonus is approx 3m
Plus his base at 790k give or take a few dollars
4m

 

[Kevinicus]

So what would he count against the KC cap this year? Curious to see if he was out of our budget.

Looks like 3.6 million assuming he gets his workout bonus.

 

[RJ_MacReady]

Happy for the guy. Risen may rue that pick but the dude was about as solid of a LB one could hope to get in the 4th round.

 

[Aviano90]

Good for him. I liked Hitchens and hope he plays well until we play KC in 3 more years.

 

[glimmerman]

They will keep him for 2 years.

 

[The Quest for Six]

That's rich for an in the box down hill type player who can't play in space

 

[Sydla]

Yeah. Overpaid.

 

[Kaiser]

Its basically a three year deal for 30 Million. For a guy that wouldn't start for us.

Now back to all the posts about why the Cowboys are idiots for not topping that.

 

[Sydla]

Letting Hitchens walk for that is the smartest move they've made this entire offseason.

 

[Bigdog]

He is making more now than Sean Lee.

Let that sink in.

I read where he is making more than Lee and Smith combine.

 

[Alexander]

They will keep him for 2 years.

Pretty much. The majority of the contracts extended in free agency are set up like that.

 

[Sydla]

They will keep him for 2 years.

Maybe my math is off but cutting him after 2 years, they would have to take approx. $7MM in a dead cap hit.

 

[Section446]

He is making more now than Sean Lee.

Let that sink in.

He's also better at this point in his career than Sean Lee and more reliable... Let that sink in.

 

[cern]

He is making more now than Sean Lee.

Let that sink in.

He doesn't miss as many games as sean lee.

 

[Nightman]

He's also better at this point in his career than Sean Lee and more reliable... Let that sink in.

LOL

Dude missed 4 games with injury, doesn't play 3rd downs and got destroyed when Lee didn't play