7:39AM Tuesday
March 19, 2013

PR photo from Cleveland Browns press conference

After talking to Brendan Leister on the podcast today, I wanted to dig in further to see just how the salary cap played out for the Browns with Joe Banner's style. On DraftBrowns.com last night they reposted Joel Corry's report that Banner was using roster bonuses in order to take "bonus" money and front-load it into Paul Kruger and Desmond Bryant's contracts. It is important in a capped league to understand the dynamics of roster building, so here it goes.

This is what I think Paul Kruger's deal looks like as the Browns have negotiated it.

Signing Bonus

Roster Bonus

Salary

Cap

2013

1.2

6.285

0.715

8.2

2014

1.2

7

8.2

2015

1.2

7

8.2

2016

1.2

6.5

7.7

2017

1.2

7

8.2

Total

40.5

Now, if the Browns hadn't used the roster bonus to front load the bonus cash, this is how it could have looked.

Signing Bonus

Roster Bonus

Salary

Cap

2013

2.457

0.715

3.172

2014

2.457

7

9.457

2015

2.457

7

9.457

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