For instance, Colin Kaepernick basically signed a contract with 6 1 year deals ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/colin...ntract-2014-12
Clearly, he has not lived up to that contract thus far. Have the 49ers released him yet? Would they even release him after this season if his play remained underwhelming? Possible, but highly unlikely.
...yet you guys are trying to say Russell only has $31.7M guaranteed
Yep. Russell signed a 1 year, $31.7M deal. The Hawks are planning to pay him that much money so they can cut him in the offseason.