Originally Posted by JakeF (Post 14120079)

Berry still has 2.9m in guaranteed money pending. He also has another $7.25M 2019 salary fully guarantees on 3/15/2019 but I not sure what that money is for or how it works. His base salary is 12.4m, all veteran's base salary becomes guaranteed at the start of the regular season with whichever team they are currently on.

I think that since he had 40m guaranteed in his contract the Chiefs will have to pay him around 10.2m next year UNLESS he chooses to retire. Then the chiefs can try to recoup some or all of that guaranteed money. That's why Berry won't just retire. He will try to force the Chiefs to cut him so he gets all his guaranteed money.

He will be getting paid by 2 teams next year if that's what he's trying to do. The only question is how much will the Chiefs still be paying him.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 14120088)

From what I understand, the money is only guaranteed for injury. If he passes a physical, they can cut him and owe him nothing.

I'm not sure where you got that veteran's base salaries are guaranteed at the start of the league year. They're not, as far as I can tell, unless they're guaranteed for injury. In Berry's case, he has such a clause, which means if he can't pass a physical, his base salary becomes guaranteed. However, from what I understand, if he passes said physical, they can cut him and his 2019 base salary, no strings.

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate (Post 14120100)

What other team is going to pay him next year? Who's going to sign him?

Originally Posted by JakeF (Post 14120105)

It's a league rule. Any fully-vested veteran cut after the season starts will still get full pay for that year.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/20...guarantees-nfl

Originally Posted by threebag02 (Post 14120118)

The Pats, that way in practice Gronk will still think he has “IT”

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 14120126)

Right, that means week 1 of the actual games, not the first day of the new year (March). They aren't going to cut him in September.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 14120096)

Obviously, that's irrelevant. If they cut him in March and he signs with another team, they're not paying him a dime of his 2019 salary. Whoever signs him is.

Originally Posted by JakeF (Post 14120148)

Right, but the wording in Berry's contract gets him some guaranteed money in march.
I hope you are right but i don't think so. The Chiefs guaranteed 40 million dollars to Eric Berry. There was 20 million paid to him in signing bonus and another 20 million guaranteed to him throughout the rest of the contract.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/kansas-c...ic-berry-6514/

Even if you are right, the Chiefs only have 21 days before another 7.2 million becomes guaranteed. If Berry has the knee surgery tomorrow he will still probably get the 7.2 million because of injury rehab status.

I don't see how the Chiefs can cut him now without getting killed.