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***DaBruinz*** · 03-02-2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by solman

Fine, but with a $22M bonus, the middle years of that contract are pretty well covered.

I'll bet that the average over the first five years is closer to $8M, with the last three years being designed to pump up the value of the contract (to be the highest ever signed by a defensive player).

Sorry, but it wasn't a $22 million signing bonus unless its been published somewhere. It was $22 million guaranteed. There is a huge difference.

***Rob0729*** · 03-02-2007, 07:21 PM

The Clements deal is supposably backloaded in the last two years which he will never see. According to PFT, it is a deal wirth $7.25 million a year.

***DaBruinz*** · 03-02-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob0729

The Clements deal is supposably backloaded in the last two years which he will never see. According to PFT, it is a deal wirth $7.25 million a year.

It will be very interesting to find out if Clements got a signing bonus or if the 49ers guaranteed a certain amount of salary.