Lions close to announcing 7 year extension with CJ

[tsmith7559]

I guess the question is how many teams get to the SB with your WR being the top paid guy on the team?

he wont be the topped paid guy for long , maybe a year.

Staffords coming up.

I hope they target him 20 times a game

 

[lions2011]

Did Roy Williams count as a superstar

the rules have been set as a superstar who wont re-structure and is traded......limited choices

no rules Billy Bob....it was his post , guy wont restructure , trade him.

it doesn't happen...the big boys always take the security over the unknown.

 

[sansumo]

I guess the question is how many teams get to the SB with your WR being the top paid guy on the team?

he wont be the topped paid guy for long , maybe a year.

Staffords coming up.

That's exactly what I just told a co-worker. We are going to have a lot of money invested in the QB and WR position.

 

[lions2011]

he wont be the topped paid guy for long , maybe a year.

Staffords coming up.

I hope they target him 20 times a game

3rd in the NFL last year in targets

 

[tsmith7559]

I hope they target him 20 times a game

3rd in the NFL last year in targets

80% in the 4th qtr

 

[motown1958]

This is a good deal for both sides. This deal opens up a pretty good bit of cash in the immediate future. They will be able to get Tulloch and Avrils deals done. Then Sign a couple mid range FAs including Backus.

 

[tsmith7559]

This is a good deal for both sides. This deal opens up a pretty good bit of cash in the immediate future. They will be able to get Tulloch and Avrils deals done. Then Sign a couple mid range FAs including Backus.

they'll need close to $4 Mill for the rookies....

 

[sansumo]

https://twitter.com/#!/ttwentyman/status/179966204658716672/photo/1

 

[tsmith7559]

https://twitter.com/#!/ttwentyman/status/179966204658716672/photo/1

dam, looks like a back room...where's the check?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Just heard - great fuckin' news.

 

[lions2011]

This is a good deal for both sides. This deal opens up a pretty good bit of cash in the immediate future. They will be able to get Tulloch and Avrils deals done. Then Sign a couple mid range FAs including Backus.

they'll need close to $4 Mill for the rookies....

you get a seperate pool for rookies

 

[tsmith7559]

they'll need close to $4 Mill for the rookies....

you get a seperate pool for rookies

still comes out of the $120.6

 

[sansumo]

The Lions locked up WR Calvin Johnson on Wednesday with a seven-year extension worth $113.5 million, according to league source.

The contract includes an existing roster bonus of $4.5 million that was due in the final year of Johnson

 

[lp4ever41]

you get a seperate pool for rookies

still comes out of the $120.6

Its already been included. When the Lions were $5-6 million under yesterday, the rookie money was factored into that #

 

[tsmith7559]

still comes out of the $120.6

Its already been included. When the Lions were $5-6 million under yesterday, the rookie money was factored into that #

how can it be...the rookie pool hasnt been established????

 

[lions2011]

Its already been included. When the Lions were $5-6 million under yesterday, the rookie money was factored into that #

how can it be...the rookie pool hasnt been established????

only a teams top paid 51 count against the cap until opening day

 

[lionskillpack]

Lions have 9 Practice squad players right now(about 3 million that count against the cap right now since we have 48 under contract) Gerberry,Hughes,Harris people like that, when the rookies in July, Tulloch, QB2, roster filler vets are signed those guys go off the books. And rookies won't count until late July. Mid July is the deadline for an Avril extension. Works out perfectly.

 

[tsmith7559]

Lions have 9 Practice squad players right now(about 3 million that count against the cap right now since we have 48 under contract) Gerberry,Hughes,Harris people like that, when the rookies in July, Tulloch, QB2, roster filler vets are signed those guys go off the books. And rookies won't count until late July. Mid July is the deadline for an Avril extension. Works out perfectly.

I dont believe the practice squad come close to $3 Mill, in fact, I bet it less than 1/2 of it

 

[lionskillpack]

Lions have 9 Practice squad players right now(about 3 million that count against the cap right now since we have 48 under contract) Gerberry,Hughes,Harris people like that, when the rookies in July, Tulloch, QB2, roster filler vets are signed those guys go off the books. And rookies won't count until late July. Mid July is the deadline for an Avril extension. Works out perfectly.

I dont believe the practice squad come close to $3 Mill, in fact, I bet it less than 1/2 of it

Add up Ross Weaver,Overbay,Gerberry,Tolliver,Hughes,Harris, Slade Norris and Chinasa and their salaries add up to over 3 million. Go to netrats spreadsheet.

http://thenetrat.com/salarycap.html. This is pre Calvin deal

 

[tsmith7559]

practice squad players made $65,000 in 2011...so our 9 guys count less than $700,000