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[SunnySide]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Assuming those players want to restructure their contracts.

Apparently the Cowboys write into some players contracts (like Lawrence) that they have to accept restructures. They restructured Lawrence a year or so ago (converting salary to signing bonus then spreading over life of contract).

Thats normal restructuring.

But Jerry Jones added another voidable year so the now bigger singing bonus could be more watered down. I never heard that before.

Hopefully Lawrence continues to regress!

[Scalper]

Originally Posted by SunnySide

Apparently the Cowboys write into some players contracts (like Lawrence) that they have to accept restructures. They restructured Lawrence a year or so ago (converting salary to signing bonus then spreading over life of contract).

Thats normal restructuring.

But Jerry Jones added another voidable year so the now bigger singing bonus could be more watered down. I never heard that before.

Hopefully Lawrence continues to regress!

I'm assuming no competent agent would allow a restructure that lowers salary, in which case it is simply more signing bonus and perhaps added years, for most players, given that only guaranteed money really matters, taking future pay in the present is a good deal, especially if no added years. Cowboys just mortgaging future.

Teams add voidable years all the time, it lowers the annual average of the signing bonus cap hit and thus provides cap relief. In English it usually just means dead money in the future, like the recent Rothlis-raper deal.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by Scalper

I'm assuming no competent agent would allow a restructure that lowers salary, in which case it is simply more signing bonus and perhaps added years, for most players, given that only guaranteed money really matters, taking future pay in the present is a good deal, especially if no added years. Cowboys just mortgaging future.

Teams add voidable years all the time, it lowers the annual average of the signing bonus cap hit and thus provides cap relief. In English it usually just means dead money in the future, like the recent Rothlis-raper deal.

$66 mil signing bonus (NFL record), and $75 mil in the first year (NFL record). Great job DP.