RaidersAreOne Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Source: Green Bay Packers NT Kenny Clark just signed a 4-year extension for $70 million, a deal that includes a hefty $25M signing bonus and makes him the highest paid NT in league history and the 12th highest paid defensive player in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopackgo972 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Raiders forum a little slow? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacReady Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Okay, so someone help me with how this works because one thing I do not understand and at this point am too lazy to learn is how NFL contracts work. By 25 million signing bonus, does that mean that 25 of that 70 million doesn't count against the cap? Or will his cap hit average out to be 17.5 million per year? Because 17.5 million per year is just I hate it. Very necessary of course, but I hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit Pack Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 So next 5 years at $77m. Which is a bargain at $15.4m a year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltarich87 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Worth it and they're paying him during what should be his most productive seasons. Now lock Bak up to another extension already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, Outpost31 said: Okay, so someone help me with how this works because one thing I do not understand and at this point am too lazy to learn is how NFL contracts work. By 25 million signing bonus, does that mean that 25 of that 70 million doesn't count against the cap? Or will his cap hit average out to be 17.5 million per year? Because 17.5 million per year is just I hate it. Very necessary of course, but I hate it. No. That $25M get spread over the course of the deal even though he gets paid upfront. Because it's an extension, they can spread that signing bonus over the last year of his rookie deal, so his cap hit should go up $5M this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire12 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, CWood21 said: No. That $25M get spread over the course of the deal even though he gets paid upfront. Because it's an extension, they can spread that signing bonus over the last year of his rookie deal, so his cap hit should go up $5M this year. Could go up, or they could convert his 2020 salary to other guarantees and lower his 2020 cap hit. Will be interesting to see how this got structured with the pending cap question marks for 2021. Will it have a bigger jump in cap hits in 2022 when Rodgers might be off the books?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit Pack Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Deforest Buckner $21m AAV - PFF 78.8 - 8 sacks, 33 solo tackles Chris Jones $20m AAV - PFF 86.3 - 9 sacks, 22 solo tackles Fletcher Cox $17.1m AAV - PFF 84.5 - 4 sacks, 27 solo tackles Grady Jarrett $17m AAV - PFF 90.1 - 8 sacks, 43 solo tackles Geno Atkins $16.3m AAV - PFF 76.2 - 5 sacks, 29 solo tackles Kawann Short $16.1m AAV - DNP 2019Kenny Clark $15.54m AAV - PFF 79.8 - 8 sacks, 41 solo tackles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Brit Pack said: Deforest Buckner $21m AAV - PFF 78.8 - 8 sacks, 33 solo tackles Chris Jones $20m AAV - PFF 86.3 - 9 sacks, 22 solo tackles Fletcher Cox $17.1m AAV - PFF 84.5 - 4 sacks, 27 solo tackles Grady Jarrett $17m AAV - PFF 90.1 - 8 sacks, 43 solo tackles Geno Atkins $16.3m AAV - PFF 76.2 - 5 sacks, 29 solo tackles Kawann Short $16.1m AAV - DNP 2019Kenny Clark $15.54m AAV - PFF 79.8 - 8 sacks, 41 solo tackles That AAV isn't really accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit Pack Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 minute ago, CWood21 said: That AAV isn't really accurate. Which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonKarman Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Cheap. Best player in the team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonKarman Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, Outpost31 said: Okay, so someone help me with how this works because one thing I do not understand and at this point am too lazy to learn is how NFL contracts work. By 25 million signing bonus, does that mean that 25 of that 70 million doesn't count against the cap? Or will his cap hit average out to be 17.5 million per year? Because 17.5 million per year is just I hate it. Very necessary of course, but I hate it. SB is the guaranteed money he gets. Packers usually guarantee around 30% of the contract. Here they pay him a bit more. As CWood says, that cap hit is spread in his five years. Then you have to add the base salary+possible roster/workout bonuses. His cap hit will probably stay quite low in 2020 and 2021 and then it will stonk. Jason Fitzgerald (the Overthecap guy) talked about him getting a 19M per year contract after the Chris Jones and DeForest Buckner's contracts. It's a pretty good contract for the Packers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy86 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 27 minutes ago, VonKarman said: Cheap. Best player in the team. Zadarius might be able to give him a run for his money if he continues from last season (or if Rodgers were to get back to his best though that's unlikely), but otherwise yeah he kind of has to be. Also the best nose tackle in the league and has the versatility to play 3-4 DE so couldn't be happier with this signing. I never feared losing him but it would have been catastrophic if we did, and while not cheap the price is still very good for what he can do. Great news on a quiet Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQ1 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) This is GREAT News! Good for the Packers and Fantastic for Kenny Clark! He is absolutely relentless in his pass rush and pursuit. He'll run guys down from behind in the backfield and get down field on plays. Plus he's unassuming and humble in his demeanor. Very happy for the young man. Edited August 15, 2020 by JQ1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Brit Pack said: Which one? Kenny Clark. Not sure how you got $15M tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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