Packers save cap room with Davante Adams, Corey Linsley deals
Tom Silverstein
GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers doled out $26 million in signing bonuses to ink wide receiver Davante Adams and center Corey Linsley to contract extensions, according to a source with access to NFL salary data.
Taking advantage of nearly $10 million in salary-cap room left over in 2017, general manager Ted Thompson and negotiator Russ Ball saved about $6 million in future cap charges by getting the deals done in December.
The Packers have $3,934,518 in salary-cap room they can carry over to 2018, according to the NFLPA’s website. They will have about $22 million of salary-cap room heading into the ’18 season.
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Adams’ four-year extension features $58,961,963 in new money and includes an $18 million signing bonus.
Adams’ salary-cap numbers this year and beyond are: $4,857,127 in ’17, $10.6 million in ’18, $10.6 million in ’19, $16.6 million in ’20 and $16.6 million in ’21.
Here’s the breakdown of the contract:
2017
Signing bonus: $18 million
2018
Base salary: $1 million
Roster bonus: $5,000,000
Per-game roster bonus total: $500,000.
Workout bonus: $500,000
2019
Base salary: $2.5 million
Roster bonus: $3.5 million
Per-game roster bonus total: $500,000
Workout bonus: $500,000
Pro Bowl escalator: $250,000
2020
Base salary: $12 million
Per-game roster bonus total: $500,000
Workout bonus: $500,000
Pro Bowl escalator: $250,000
2021
Base salary: $12 million
Per-game roster bonus total: $500,000
Workout bonus: $500,000
Pro Bowl escalator: $250,000
Linsley’s three-year extension is worth $25.5 million and includes an $8 million signing bonus.
His salary-cap numbers are $3,849,700 in ’17, $4.85 million in ’18, $8.15 million in ’19 and $10.5 million in ’20.
Here’s the breakdown of the contract:
2017
Signing bonus: $8 million ($5 million due within 10 days after signing, $3 million due in March)
2018
Base salary: $1 million
Roster bonus: $1 million, due in March
Per-game roster bonus total: $500,000
Workout bonus: $350,000
2019
Base salary: $4.3 million
Roster bonus: $1 million, due in March
Per-game roster bonus total: $500,000
Workout bonus: $350,000
Pro Bowl escalator: $250,000
2020
Base salary: $7.6 million
Per-game roster bonus total: $500,000
Workout bonus: $350,000
Pro Bowl escalator: $250,000