Breaking down the 2019 salary cap impact of the Julian Edelman extension."

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FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementDetails released on Julian Edelman’s contract extension with the PatriotsNew James White Jerseys 2019 ,30commentsBreaking down the 2019 salary cap impact of the Julian Edelman extension.EDTShareTweetShareShareDetails released on Julian Edelman’s contract extension with the PatriotsPhoto by Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, news broke that Julian Edelman would be signing a two-year contract extension to keep him in New England for what is essentially the remainder of his career. On Thursday morning, The MMQB’s Albert Breer provided the final pieces of the puzzle with regard to the contract's details, allowing for a clear picture of how the deal impacts New England’s salary cap in 2019 and beyond.One thing to note — according to ESPN’s Field Yates, the deal’s per-game roster bonus totals in 2020 and 2021 are $900,000, not $675,000. So it’s likely that Breer simply used Edelman’s 12-game likely to be earned figure from this season and transposed it onto the bonus figures for 2020 and 2021, which isn’t how they are officially listed. The cap hits for per-game bonuses are calculated each season based on active games from the season prior.The contract’s cap hits over the next three seasons:2019: $6,077,6152020: $7,166,6662021: $6,666,668Once Mike Reiss reported on Tuesday that the deal contained an $8 million signing bonus, it became apparent that this extension was never about creating cap space. In fact White Dont’a Hightower Jersey , the most 2019 cap space it possibly could’ve created was $208,334, had they chosen to drop his salary down to the $930,000 minimum and eliminate all of his incentives, his workout bonus, and his per-game roster bonuses. Instead, by keeping the ten-year veteran’s 2019 bonuses, restructuring his $1 million in incentives, and reducing his salary to an even $1 million, the extension cost the Patriots $666,666 in 2019 cap space. Here’s how Edelman’s 2019 cap charge breaks down:2019 Salary: $1,000,000 — fully guaranteedOld signing bonus proration: $1,535,949New signing bonus proration: $2,666 Dont’a Hightower Jersey 2019 ,6662019 per-game roster bonuses: $375,000 — $31,250 per game, LTBE for 12 games2019 offseason workout bonus: $500,000As for the structure of the contract’s incentives, Breer also provided those details.Considering everything he’s provided the Patriots organization since arriving in 2009, it's nice to see the three-time Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl 53 MVP receive a sizable amount of cash this year. The $8 million signing bonus is part of $12 million fully guaranteed at signing — the other $4 million coming in the form of his 2019 salary and $3 million of his 2020 salary.But don’t let those figures sway you into believing that Tom Brady’s favorite target “finally got paid”. It’s practically the same deal he signed back in 2017, but with a few tweaks to account for his age, like the increase of his per-game roster bonuses from $500,000 to 900,000 per year, and the $7 million in total incentives available over the next three seasons. Both are substantial risk moderators for the team.All told, the $6,166,667 APY on this new deal currently ranks 40th among wide receiver contracts in the NFL — up just one spot from his previous deal’s ranking of 41st. That prior contract extension, which was signed in June of 2017 White Donald Trump Jerseys , had an APY of of $5.5 million — or 3.29% of that year’s $167 million league salary cap. This new extension’s APY cap percentage? 3.28%.Whenever the term “team-friendly” is used to characterize a Patriots signing, some feel the urge to jump to the defense of the team, fearing they are being labeled as “cheap”. This is, of course, ridiculous for a litany of reasons too extensive to list here. But when it comes to the business relationship between Julian Edelman and the Patriots, there’s simply no way around it; for reasons that are his own, he has consistently taken below-market deals, and the Patriots organization has benefited tremendously from it.While one could argue that, given his age and the mileage that already exists on his body, the security provided by this extension makes it more player-friendly than any of his past contracts, what can’t be argued is just how exceedingly team-friendly the deal still is. And that’s okay. For a player whose career started — and will eventually end — in Foxborough, it’s never been about anything else.Follow Brian Phillips on Twitter — @BPhillips_SB One day after a judge slammed the door on a plan by prosecutors to release the secretly-recorded surveillance video that purports to show Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaged in sexual activities, lawyers filed paperwork alleging that someone is trying to sell the video.Via CNN, attorneys representing two women accused of running a prostitution ring at a Florida spa contend that law enforcement has violated a court order by leaking the video. The motion cites a claim from TheBlast.com that it was “recently contacted by a party who claimed to have obtained portions” of the Kraft video.“Considering the fact that only the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office and the Jupiter Police Department has possession, custody, and control of the video surveillance Donald Trump Jerseys 2019 ,” the motion explains, “it is a logical conclusion that someone must have leaked the video surveillance, in direct violation of this Court’s Order.”The motion seeks further “emergency intervention” by the court, but if someone is actually trying to sell the video, it’s possible that the video already has escaped the boundaries of law enforcement, falling into the hands of someone who isn’t trying to publicize the video as part of the scorched-earth litigation that has broken out between prosecutors and Kraft but who is simply trying to make some money.Still, the fact that prosecutors seem hell bent on disclosing the video, if for no reason other than to embarrass Kraft, if seems inevitable that someone will find a way to do so, with his or her digital tracks sufficiently covered. With Kraft holding fast in his effort to secure a full exoneration, the vague threat/promise that the video will be made public is the only leverage that prosecutors still have.That leverage will disappear if/when the video ever were released, or if/when Kraft adopts a “go ahead and release it” posture.