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Miguel has a $2.83 million cap hit for Wilfork this year. In a straightforward deal where he gets, say, $20 million+ in guaranteed money plus vet minimum salary his first year, his cap hit would go up somewhat.
That said, there's a negotiating lever with him in that he IS tied up for this year. So any deal that offered him a lot more guaranteed money than his $2.83 million, without seriously hurting his long-term earnings prospects, could be good. E.g. -- to be ridiculous -- the Pats could give him a long-term deal for minimum salary, a $10 million bonus, and a large 8-figure workout bonus in the 2010 offseason. That the Pats could in theory cut him before the roster bonus came due would not necessarily be a reason for him to not sign. I THINK the current cap hit would just be vet minimum plus the pro-ration of the $10 million.
So is there a less ridiculous way to have the same effect?
The reason I ask is because a Jason Taylor signing could put a lot of pressure on the Pats' 2009 cap ...
That said, there's a negotiating lever with him in that he IS tied up for this year. So any deal that offered him a lot more guaranteed money than his $2.83 million, without seriously hurting his long-term earnings prospects, could be good. E.g. -- to be ridiculous -- the Pats could give him a long-term deal for minimum salary, a $10 million bonus, and a large 8-figure workout bonus in the 2010 offseason. That the Pats could in theory cut him before the roster bonus came due would not necessarily be a reason for him to not sign. I THINK the current cap hit would just be vet minimum plus the pro-ration of the $10 million.
So is there a less ridiculous way to have the same effect?
The reason I ask is because a Jason Taylor signing could put a lot of pressure on the Pats' 2009 cap ...
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