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Cowboys restructure Jason Witten's contract
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas – In order to alleviate a possible salary-cap crunch following the trade for backup quarterback Matt Cassel, the Dallas Cowboys restructured the contract of tight end Jason Witten.
The move frees up $2.4 million in cap space in 2015.
After completing the trade, the Cowboys were barely under the cap because the figures included the $5.78 million due Greg Hardy for 10 per-game roster bonuses once his suspension ends. Cassel will count $1.76 million against the cap this year but has $2.15 million in not-likely-to-be-earned incentives based on play-time and playoffs.
Witten’s base salary this year is $5.1 million. He was set to make $4.5 million over the final 15 weeks, so the Cowboys turned $3.6 million of the remaining base salary and turned it into signing bonus to create the room.
The move adds $1.2 million to Witten’s cap figures in 2016 and 2017.
6m
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas – In order to alleviate a possible salary-cap crunch following the trade for backup quarterback Matt Cassel, the Dallas Cowboys restructured the contract of tight end Jason Witten.
The move frees up $2.4 million in cap space in 2015.
After completing the trade, the Cowboys were barely under the cap because the figures included the $5.78 million due Greg Hardy for 10 per-game roster bonuses once his suspension ends. Cassel will count $1.76 million against the cap this year but has $2.15 million in not-likely-to-be-earned incentives based on play-time and playoffs.
Witten’s base salary this year is $5.1 million. He was set to make $4.5 million over the final 15 weeks, so the Cowboys turned $3.6 million of the remaining base salary and turned it into signing bonus to create the room.
The move adds $1.2 million to Witten’s cap figures in 2016 and 2017.
