Originally posted by tankle104:
Signing bonus isn't really front loading - it's paying him a lump sum upfront and then spreading it throughout the life of the contract. So most likely the money he gets in the signing bonus will be allocated to the back half of the contract. I just hope it's like 5-6 years.
our next two years are pretty heavy with contracts so I expect his base will be relatively low this season and next, once the contract is negotiated.
The issue with a massive signing bonus are two things. The owner needs to have all that cash up front and while it spread out (for salary cap purposes)…that signing bonus for each yr (which is split up equally for up to 5yrs) is gtd on the cap no matter what happens to that player.
Larger signing bonus =higher prorated signing bonus each yr. So long as Bosa stays healthy, it shouldn't be an issue. He's worth it.
I think his cap hit will be lower than it is this currently after the signing and relatively "okay" next yr, after that it's gonna be QB money lol.
[ Edited by NYniner85 on Aug 22, 2023 at 1:33 PM ]