Jason Fitzgerald

1 week ago | overthecap.com | Jason Fitzgerald

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made some interesting comments related to the salary cap and revenue calculations at his press conference at the owners’ meetings this past week. Mike Florio of PFT summarized those comments and here are the most pertinent quotes from Goodell. “We did spend time today talking, at length, about areas of our Collective Bargaining Agreement that we want to focus on.

2 weeks ago | overthecap.com | Jason Fitzgerald

The full breakdown of Brock Purdy’s $265 million contract are in via Mike Florio of PFT which gives us the opportunity to a more thorough look at the contract and see how it really compares with the other players earning somewhere in the ballpark of $50 to $55 million per year. The primary thing I really wanted to focus on with this contract is the cash flow within the contract.

3 weeks ago | overthecap.com | Jason Fitzgerald

In a pretty stunning turn of events Saints QB Derek Carr has decided to retire from the NFL and in the process give up $30 million which was already guaranteed to him for the year. Carr was suffering from a shoulder injury and would have had to undergo whatever surgeries and rehab needed to comply with his contract but now he should be free to simply follow his own timeline for whatever medical procedures he may or may not need.

1 month ago | overthecap.com | Jason Fitzgerald

The Bengals and S Geno Stone have agreed on a contract modification that should guarantee Stone’s position with the Bengals this year per a source with knowledge of the contract. Stone, who was scheduled to earn $6.475 million this year, agreed to a one year $4.9 million contract, a reduction in salary of $1.575 million. The Bengals guaranteed $1.5 million of the new contract, which given the Bengals history is a virtual guarantee on his entire year’s salary.

1 month ago | overthecap.com | Jason Fitzgerald

The Ravens have made the decision to release long time K Justin Tucker who is currently under investigation by the NFL for improper conduct that has come to light following allegations from 16 massage therapists. The Ravens framed this release as a football decision, and while Tucker has struggled the last two years it seems clear that the allegations are the driving force behind this release. The cost of the release is expensive.