Report: Raji Gets $500K Signing Bonus from Packers, Guion Gets No Signing Bonus

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Zola Davis's picture

April 02, 2015 at 01:35 pm

A good dline can help cover deficiencies in the middle, so I take this as a first step in shoring up run D. OF course they have to pass drug tests and be healthy.

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EddieLee's picture

April 02, 2015 at 01:44 pm

Contract details almost exactly as I expected from TT. Structure and guaranteed money very team friendly. Guion's contract especially has no guaranteed money and half the money is subject to being active on game day.

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Thegreatreynoldo's picture

April 02, 2015 at 05:35 pm

Raji is still being overpaid, but at least the structure of Raji's contract is team friendly. The $1.75 million cap number is just making use of an accounting trick. If Raji plays as TT expects, during reconciliation after the season his cap number would be figured at $3.5 million, more if he earns his incentives.

Doesn't seem like Guion's legal problems cost him money on an annual basis. Many were guessing he'd make $3 to at most $4 million per year. His legal problems probably cost him a longer term contract and signing bonus.

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HankScorpio's picture

April 03, 2015 at 09:40 am

Raji has a one year deal that will result in cap hits in 2 years if he makes it past final cuts.

Yet another reason that I hope the Packers are carefully observing Raji in TC to ensure he's motivated to perform. I'd hate it if they are racking up 2016 cap hits at the rate of $110k per 2015 game for Raji to play like he's wearing roller skates, as was the case for Raji in 2012 & 2013.

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Thegreatreynoldo's picture

April 06, 2015 at 12:35 am

Hank, we essentially agree regarding Raji, except I think he is capable of having a good season. I just don't think he likes football. So Danny might laugh if Raji has a good year, but it's really the year after Raji pockets a big signing bonus that would concern me.

I don't think it matters much whether some of Raji's cap hit affects the 2016 cap, since TT rolls over quite a bit most years. If all $3.5 million had hit this year's cap, it only would have meant that TT would have rolled a bit less over into 2016. I am just happy that a significant percentage of Raji's contract has to be earned. I never saw whether Raji got a split contract. Should have.

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HankScorpio's picture

April 07, 2015 at 08:44 am

Yup, we certainly seem to see Raji the same way, Reynoldo.

I've never denied his talent. Just his desire.

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Denver's picture

April 04, 2015 at 04:29 pm

I'm going out on a limb and predicting Raji has close to a Pro Bowl season.
Or fails to make the team.
One of those two....

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