AB cut by Raiders, signed immediately by Pats

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Originally Posted by Racehorse

According to overthecap, they only had $9M to spend. How did they get $15M for Brown?

Cap magic.

The contract for Brown is 1 year with a team option for a second year. They can spread the signing bonus over both years.

They may also need to restructure one or two of their current player contracts. The Cheats had verbally agreed to terms with Brown on Saturday but nothing had been officially signed. That occurs today and they will need to rework any other contracts today.


https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/sta...71416378318848

Patriots added an option year for Antonio Brown in 2020 at $20 million which becomes guaranteed if executed, per source. It was done to help for cap proration purposes this season.