Colts sign Safety Camryn Bynum to 4 year, $60M contract

[sherck]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

Curious to watch more film on him. He's one month younger than Blackmon, but Blackmon has a year of experience on him. With Blackmon missing most of 2021, their total games even up (66 vs. 65).

Just going by the numbers...

Blackmon, 66 games, 225 solo, 300 total, 13 Tfl, 1.5 sks, 10 Int, 71% completion, 101.5 rating, 21 PD

Bynum, 65 games, 217 solo, 342 total, 5 Tfl, 1.5 sks, 8 Int, 69% completion, 99.7 rating, 28 PD

Really interesting that they are pretty much "stat" clones of each other.

My guess? Personality.....trend line....or Blackmon wanting more money than Bynum wanted are to factor into the signing.

Seems like a good get at that cost.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by sherck

Really interesting that they are pretty much "stat" clones of each other.

My guess? Personality.....trend line....or Blackmon wanting more money than Bynum wanted are to factor into the signing.

Seems like a good get at that cost.

I'm sure durability has something to do w/ it since Bynum has started all 17 games for 3 straight seasons (knock on wood). Probably fit as well since Blackmon is better at SS, which Cross is also better there.

Also, Bynum switched from CB in college to S his rookie year and only had 3 starts that year. Not sure how much he played when he wasn't starting his rookie year, but we probably need to compare 54 starts for Bynum vs. 62 for Blackmon.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

More details about the contract:

https://x.com/BenGoessling/status/1899280717923672087

Terms of Cam Bynum's deal with the Colts:

$32M guaranteed; $26M g'td at signing
$18M signing bonus
Up to $510K in annual roster bonuses

2025: $2M base (full guarantee)
2026: $10M base ($6M full guarantee; $4M g'td 5th day of league year)
2027: $13.47M base ($2M injury guarantee)
2028: $14.49M base

The contract has also been updated on Spotrac if you prefer to see it there:

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_...9/camryn-bynum