Gas on the Fire: Shutdown Corner Gives Chiefs "F" in FA.

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Holy hell, indeed.

If you don't understand that putting a higher percentage of a contract's worth into a signing bonus spreads the cash out over the length of the contract and stretchs out the cap hit, making the individual years less impactful, I don't know what else to say.

It's good for the players because they get more guaranteed money and get it now. It's good for the team because it spreads things out and makes it easier to cut the player down the road, rather than being on the hook for the whole amount.

Clarks spent a lot of money last offseason. Be happy with that.