Tuesday, August 10, 2010

FO: Rookie Contract Structuring

If you've ever wondered how a contract, such as Sam Bradford's $50 million guarantee or even C.J. Spiller's $20 million guarantee as the number nine overall pick, is structured, then take a look at my latest entry to "Under the Cap" on Football Outsiders.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/under-cap/2010/under-cap-rookie-contracts

ESPN Insider: Division-By-Division Salary Analysis

Its been a while since I posted to Inside the Cap; since my last posting, I've penned some team salary analysis for ESPN. Unfortunately, you have to have an Insider account in order to view it. The links are as follows:

NFC East: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5398416
NFC North: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5392397
NFC South: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5403748
NFC West: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5398126

AFC East: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5410789
AFC North: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5416541
AFC South: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5419521
AFC West: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5422686

Newly added to this year's analysis are players who are in their contract years. There are some interesting players coming off of breakout seasons who are looking for that lucrative contract extension. Enjoy!