DABEARSDABOMB Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Aaron Leming @AaronLemingNFL 4s4 seconds ago Aaron Leming Retweeted Alex Marvez #Bears in heavy on Jeff Allen. Would be a big signing. Alex Marvez @alexmarvez .@KCChiefs G Jeff Allen being heavily pursued by @ChicagoBears & @Atlanta_Falcons among others. @NFLonFOX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 He is from Illinois and went to school at Illinois, so it would be a homecoming of sorts. Brad Biggs @BradBiggs 3m3 minutes ago Brad Biggs Retweeted Alex Marvez Word is market for G Jeff Allen could hover between $6 million and $7 million per season. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 40s40 seconds ago #Texans expect to sign OL Jeff Allen, more offensive help with a lot of holes to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Damn, we probably got outbid. I would be curious to see the number he was signed for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 yrs 28M. 1st year cap hit was 14M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 yrs 28M. 1st year cap hit was 14M. Not too bad, $7M average. Houston is having a day, Osweiler, Miller, and Allen. Their offense is going to be much improved this year. Too bad they won't need to trade up for a QB now, my Mock Challenge is now screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 yrs 28M. 1st year cap hit was 14M. Gotta stay away from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan PHX Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Im not sure why the cap hit would be so high unless the team wanted it that way. To the player a signing bonus is immediate money too, but gets prorated over the life of the contract against the cap, so its no difference to the player. If true, the team must have preferred it that way but it's weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyBear Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 They also signed Osweiler, Leaves Denver miserably short on talent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Im not sure why the cap hit would be so high unless the team wanted it that way. To the player a signing bonus is immediate money too, but gets prorated over the life of the contract against the cap, so its no difference to the player. If true, the team must have preferred it that way but it's weird. I think roster bonuses (or something like that) count only in the year they are given. Teams do it because they have huge cap space and prefer to a) get their player and save cap space for a year or two down the road. In the right situation for a rebuilding team I think it's smart because you can get a a few key players and you are leaving room for when you want to re-sign your own players to 2nd contracts a year or two down the road. If the veteran FA doesn't pan out you cut your losses in a couple years and don't have a lot of dead cap space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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