Mario's contract is pay as you go?

[X-Era]

If this is right, we can walk away each year if we choose.

"The base value is $96 million. The incentives can push the deal to $100 million. At the time of signing, the deal contains fully guaranteed money in the amount of $24.9 million.
Also, another $17.1 million is guaranteed for injury only at the time of signing; $6.5 million of it becomes fully guaranteed later. It’s unclear whether the $8 million option bonus is fully guaranteed; as a practical matter, it is.
Given the $10.6 million roster bonus due in 2014, it’s a two-year, $40 million contract with a team-held option on the final four years. More accurately, it’s a two-year contract with a one-year-at-a-time decision by the team as to whether it continues."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/17/breaking-down-the-mario-williams-deal/

[coastal]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

Thank God.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

I thought this was announced/reported shortly after he signed it? Maybe I'm confusing other deals with this one.

[X-Era]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

I thought this was announced/reported shortly after he signed it? Maybe I'm confusing other deals with this one.

My memory stinks so it could have been.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

My memory stinks so it could have been.

Either way.

[MikeInRoch]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

It was announced when he signed it, yes.

[OpIv37]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

Great.

He'll get cut next off-season and Ralph will have his excuse to not sign any big name FA's until 2018.

[GingerP]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

Keep in mind if they cut him before paying him the $10.8M roster bonus after this season he is on the cap for $17.8M in dead money in 2014. They already have $7M in dead money next year for Fitzpatrick and $3M in dead money for Anderson next year, so if they cut him they would have a whopping $27.8M in dead money in 2014.

If they designate him a June 2 release he counts $5.4M in dead money next year and $12.4M in dead money in 2015, but that means they have to carry his full $18.4M cap number until June 1. That ties up a lot of cap and effectively keeps them from taking part in FA.

That $10.6M roster bonus next year and large salaries every year after allow the Bills to get out of his contract, but it won't be painless. They paid him a ton of money and have to account for it on the cap.

[HAMMER]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

Great.

He'll get cut next off-season and Ralph will have his excuse to not sign any big name FA's until 2018.

This post sounds like a teenage girl.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

Why the **** would we want to cut him?

[justasportsfan]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

Great.

He'll get cut next off-season and Ralph will have his excuse to not sign any big name FA's until 2018.

so are you saying Ralph should keep Mario if he doesn't playup to his contract? Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

[more cowbell]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

Ok so...the guy had 46 tackles, 2 forced fumbles and 10.5 sacks last year on arguably the worst defense in the NFL. We all know he started off slow, but...cutting him? Because he's missing practice for a sore foot...................come on people.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

obviously the cut him posts are idiotic. realistically though, the whole thing is a little bizarre. hes physically fine all offseason, excited the day before camp, and then has disappeared with a " sore foot" and marrone has literally no information, like not even some vague info like we think he just twisted it, or its a bruise, but hes going through a full evaluation... it's very odd actually

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

we found out in a matter of minutes that pough has a stinger, so something is obviously strange about this

[gebobs]

Re: Mario's contract is pay as you go?

He sounds like the kid who wants to get out of taking a test in class and fakes a tummy ache.