The Arizona Cardinals announced a new contract for left tackle D.J. Humphries this week that keeps him in Arizona through 2022. The initial report said his three-year deal is worth $45 million.
It is not structured the way you would things.
He did not get a big signing bonus to lighten the salary cap hit in 2020.
According to the NFLPA salary database, almost $40 million of the $45 million is in base salary.
This is what he is scheduled to make in salary the next three seasons:
- 2020: $11.5 million
- 2021: $15.1 million
- 2022: $13.25 million
That only leaves a possible $5.15 million available for a signing bonus.
Let’s say the signing bonus is $5 million and the remaining $150,000 is in miscellaneous roster or workout bonuses.
That would mean his prorated cap hit would only be $1.67 million. His 2020 cap hit would be $13.2 million.
That is less than the $16.1 million the franchise tag would have been or the estimated $14.4 million for the transition tag, but he will have a larger cap hit this year than many expected.
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