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By those terms he's guaranteed $58.3M next year, then the question is how do the Packers avoid paying it. They would need to get another team to take on the contract and agree to pay it out, yes? Then it becomes a matter of how and when, and not if.A good portion of the cap hit / cash out is money that needed to be accounted for on his previous contract. SB money is what is is. His 2022 Roster bonus as an example was treated as a SB payed in 2 installments for a total of about $40m. Per Spotrac here is the gory details
- $101.515M guaranteed at signing (2022 salary, 2022 roster bonus, 2023 salary, 2023 option bonus)
- 2022 Roster Bonus: $40.8M (fully guaranteed, treated as signing bonus, $20.4M paid 6/20/22, $20.4M paid 9/30/22)
- 2023 Option Bonus (to exercise the 2025 compensation): $58.3M (guaranteed)
- 2024 Option Bonus (to exercise the 2026 compensation): $47M (injury guaranteed at signing, fully guarantees the 5th day of the 2024 waiver period)
- Declining either of the 2023-2024 options converts the base salary for that year into the bonus figure ($58.3M, $47M respectively)