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Originally Posted by Dam8610
That doesn't make sense with the potential out listed on Spotrac. Clearly, there has to be a way to get out of the contract while absorbing only the signing bonus and option bonus amounts (which would be 0 with the Colts). I don't think you're right about the 2022 salary being guaranteed. There has to be some sort of out. Why would they go out of their way to list it otherwise? Do you have some sort of proof of that second year guarantee claim?
Even if you were right about the second year guarantee, $40 million would represent a $5 million decrease in investment in the QB position for the Colts.
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You are technically correct - the $15 million isn't guaranteed yet, and wouldn't be guaranteed until March 20, 2021 - the third day of the league year. However, I was operating on the assumption that it was
effectively guaranteed, at least as to the Colts, because if we traded for Wentz and took on his $25.4M salary for 2021, we aren't going to cut him before March 20 of this year absent his involvement in some sort of OJ-style murder spree.
From the Eagle's perspective, however, it is possible (though very unlikely in my view) that if they can't find a trade partner, they could go nuclear and cut him, absorb the $60M cap hit next year to be done with it. In that case, assuming they did this prior to March 20, they wouldn't have to pay the $15M because it would not have vested yet.
Spotrac's breakdown is from the perspective of the Eagles, not any potential trade partners.