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"Jason La Canfora of NFL Network reported that NFLPA* reps were told in a presentation Wednesday that Cam Newton would make $22 million in the first four years of his contract. The Panthers will have a fifth year option which the players estimate would be worth $14 million, for an estimate of $36 million over five years."
Very interesting and makes total sense. I saw the Newton # at 5 for 35. I wondered how the 5th option year would work. Turns out it would be written in with the top 5 average pay at the position and that the team can then choose to pay it or make the player a UFA.
On Dareus, I think we may be seeing 5 years for 30 mill and now that we know the 5th year which is the average of the top 5 at the position is how it's written, we can determine the overall contract.
So, I think were looking at 10-12 mill for that 5th year. That means the other 4 years are 18-20 mill over 4 years or an average per year pay of between 4.5 and 5 mill per.
Having it be known contract parameters will really speed up the deal and help get these guys in on time.
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