Rams, Aaron Donald work out a massive new deal

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From the article:

He’ll get $95 million over the next three years. He’s getting, a literally, a $40 million raise.

Here’s the breakdown of the deal:

  1. Signing bonus: $25 million.

  2. 2022 base salary: $1.5 million, fully guaranteed.

  3. 2022 roster bonus: $5 million, fully guaranteed.

  4. 2023 roster bonus: $15 million, fully guaranteed and due on second day of 2023 league year.

  5. 2023 base salary: $13.5 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed as of third day of 2023 league year.

  6. 2024 roster bonus: $5 million, guaranteed for injury at signing. Fully guaranteed on third day of 2023 league year. With no forfeiture language.

  7. 2024 base salary: $30 million, fully guaranteed as of the fifth day of the 2024 league year. It would be paid with $20 million as an option bonus and $10 million as base salary, for cap purposes.

The guarantees have no offset language.

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BuT tHeY’rE MoRtGaGiNg tHe FuTuRe!!!

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So, he’s not retiring… haha like anyone really believed that rumor.

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Btw this equates to a $4 million cap savings for the Rams.

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I came up with $2.75M

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cha ching

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Damn… first thing tomorrow I’m emailing my boss and threatening to retire unless I get something like that… I think she’ll go for it… :crazy_face:

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Now they need to show Mr. Kupp the cash

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Haha good luck brother!!

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Lol it’ll be a cold day in hell before I ever see that kind of money in my life. That’s just insane.

I hope he has a good investment manager

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And Donald is worth every penny. Is he the greatest Defensive tackle ever!? I think he might be when his career is over.

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Good teams always find a way to kick the can down the road.

Can = Cap

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The only one I can think of being close to his level is Suh. Maybe John randle at one point?

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Donald’s cap hit over next two years $24M and $38M, cash over next two years $31.5M and $28.5M
Romeo (highest Detroit defensive player) cap is $14.5M each year, cash due is $11M each year.

Wish we had the problem of figuring out how to pay Donald.

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Warren Sapp and Randle in their primes were unreal. Reggie White too, although he played both Tackle and End.

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Ahh yeah forgot about Sapp. And agree about white but he was mostly a DE wasn’t he?

I’d love to put Jerry Ball in that category… alas…

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Doug English

runs…

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Oh yeah, him and Al Baker.

Before my time but Baker had the 23 sack season right?

My bad he was a DE. Told you it was before my time!!

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