Duane Sampson -> RE:The Packers (11/7/2007 2:54:50 PM)
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Donald Lee Contract Cap Ramifications Wed Nov 7, 2007 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the Green Bay Packers nailed down a potential unrestricted free agent and moved some valuable salary cap room from this year to next with the signing of TE Donald Lee to a contract extension. Lee's four-year, $11.88 million contract eats up $4.295 million worth of salary cap room in 2007, in part because incentives worth $1.7 million were added to the contract. If those so-called "likely to be earned" incentives aren't earned, the salary cap room they take up will carry over to next season. According to a source with NFL salary information, Lee has to block six punts and play on 65% of the snaps on special teams this season to earn the incentives. Given that he doesn't play on special teams and won't be blocking a punt any time soon, it's virtually guaranteed the $1.7 million of salary cap room will be moved to next year. The Packers have already pushed almost $6 million of cap room into next year using this tactic. Such "dummy" incentives are used by teams that have a considerable amount of salary cap room left near season's end. The Packers now have a little over $3 million left under the cap this year. Lee's contract is structured such that it will pay him $2 million on top of his $595,000 base salary this year, a $1 million roster bonus in March, and base salaries of $1.6 million in '08, $1.8 million in '09, $2.0 million in '10 and $2.2 million in '11. In addition, he will earn $10,000 for every game he is on the 45-man game day active list, beginning next season. Lee also can earn a bonus of $125,000 each year for taking part in a set minimum of off-season workouts. According to a source with NFL salary information, Lee has to block six punts and play on 65% of the snaps on special teams this season to earn the incentives :lol: I love the salary cap :lol:
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