There’s a reason they arrived at this figure. Speaking of which, here are the exact figures: The Athletic has learned the final year of this deal is only $2.5M guaranteed, out of $9.5M total. The payouts by year are $8.5M in 2020-21, $8.8M in 2021-22, $9.2M in 2022-23, and the partially guaranteed final year of $9.5M in 2023-24).