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dzrams
Under the 'Dead Money & Cap Savings' column on the right, select 'trade' instead of 'cut'. You should see that it shows a savings of $4.65M.
i have to wonder if OTC is correct on this.
the reason being is that the notes on gurley's contract at spotrac say his 2020 salary of $5.5M and his 2020 roster of $7.55M became guaranteed on 3/15/19.
I thought the way the cap works, any part of the contract that is guaranteed is the liability of the signing team. i thought this was how the rams got bortles for $1M while he got paid an additional $5.5M from jacksonville. i know bortles wasn't a trade but a cut and ufa signing, so maybe timing of the cut had something to do why jacksonville had to pay bortles the $5.5M. so let's say i'm off on my understanding ...
then snead would have to find a trade partner willing to pay gurley $13M in 2020, then decide if they want to keep todd after 2020 by the 3rd league day of 2021 or pay what becomes a guaranteed roster bonus of $5M.
if snead actually reaped a meaningful draft pick or player after the rams decided gurley wasn't worth keeping seems like asking a lot. seems more likely to me snead would have to send a draft pick with gurley, ala talib to miami, to consumate the deal.
on a side note, georgia is my 2nd favorite college team. i watched plenty of todd at georgia and jumped out of my seat when the rams drafted him. bouncing around and singing praises to the front office for having the balls for drafting him where they did. all this consternation about todd over the past year completely breaks my heart. the kid is is only 25 years old for crying out loud. i just wish for todd's sake 1st and foremost, todd could just be todd.
