re: NFL Free Agency/Trades Official Thread: The free agency window is now open

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Excuse me what the frick?

If almost half the money is paid via signing bonus, and it's "front-loaded", then what's his base/roster combination worth this year? $25M?

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I don't have an answer for you but I would recommend trying to find the third hour of today's D.A. Show on CBS Sports Radio's website when they post it. He had on a salary cap expert that has worked with the Vikings in the past and he explained how a lot of this stuff actually works.

One of the things that stuck out was they were discussing Russell Wilson's contract and there is really no way out for Denver for the next three years. If they were to cut Wilson after this (2023) year it would be a 107 million hit on their salary cap. If they were to cut him after next year it would be an 85 million hit on their salary cap and even if they cut him after 2025 they would still have to eat 49 million in dead money towards their salary cap.