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Originally Posted by GoChiefs
Because usually contracts are backloaded, with huge portions of the salary dumped at the end of the contract - if the player is old or declining, the team can just cut or trade him in order to avoid paying that money.
A good example is Eric Hicks, who was cut yesterday because he's being paid 4 million dollars to sit on his ass basically.
The signing bonus is just negotiated on and agreed upon by the player, his agent and the team.
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$50 over 7 years comes out to $7.14 million per year. THey don't get paid each year?
05-02-2007, 12:29 AM
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