mikeak
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Sarlacc83":14sayt47 said:I agree that Sherman wants to be the top paid CB, and I don't blame him for it. He will set the market, but I don't think he's going to set the market by 3-4 million dollars a year. If Seattle renegotiated his contract, he could still be the highest paid, and have a cap hit this year of under 10 million because it'd be a huge increase over his 5th rounder deal.
A Contract to Sherman now will be an EXTENSION. He would get a signing bonus of lets say $10 million, $30 million guaranteed and then lets just say $12 million per year.
The signing bonus could hit this year or not depending on how we elect to set it up. So that is 1/6 of $10million or $2 million for this year (IF we set it up that way).
The salary itself wouldn't increase until NEXT year. This is because it is an extension and not a replacement of his current contract. It is also why we probably see something more like $12.5-$13 million per year because they will compensate for the low salary this upcoming year.
Sherman's contract can be extended with minimial / no cap hit this year. This gives Sherman the life-long security that any normal person wants especially considering he came back in the superbowl from an injury and kept playing.
This is why I am saying Sherman gets signed this year - no cap hit, respect and guaranteed money for life. The alternative is pissing off a star player and having him look at other teams which is not how the FO has done business