Fujita Signs with Browns * MERGE*

RockyMountainSaint · 03-07-2010, 04:43 PM

9/3/05; Selected in fifth round by Kansas City (143rd overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft.

OK, so who can we sign to replace him, under this year's rules?

stockman311 · 03-07-2010, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by RockyMountainSaint

9/3/05; Selected in fifth round by Kansas City (143rd overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft.

OK, so who can we sign to replace him, under this year's rules?

We can only sign a player to a deal of equal first year salary value to the one Fujita signed with the Browns. I'm not sure if the guaranteed portion has to be the same or not. If I had to guess it would be both the salary portion of the contract and the signing bous that would count. So say they gave Fujita a 3 year deal at $15MM with a $3MM signing bonus and a salary of $2MM first year salary, we could only sign a guy for a $2MM first year salary and $3MM signing bonus, however we could sign that deal for any position. It's not LB specific.

RockyMountainSaint · 03-07-2010, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by stockman311

We can only sign a player to a deal of equal first year salary value to the one Fujita signed with the Browns. I'm not sure if the guaranteed portion has to be the same or not. If I had to guess it would be both the salary portion of the contract and the signing bous that would count. So say they gave Fujita a 3 year deal at $15MM with a $3MM signing bonus and a salary of $2MM first year salary, we could only sign a guy for a $2MM first year salary and $3MM signing bonus, however we could sign that deal for any position. It's not LB specific.

Thanks stockman. Am I alone in thinking that the reason that he left is because the Browns "reached" and paid him much more than the Saints were willing to? If so that would soften the blow for me b/c it would give us more options monetarily, to sign someone.

Defensive End anyone?

03-07-2010, 04:43 PM	#1
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Re: Fujita-San Signs with Browns 9/3/05; Selected in fifth round by Kansas City (143rd overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft. OK, so who can we sign to replace him, under this year's rules?
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03-07-2010, 04:51 PM	#2
stockman311 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,137	Re: Fujita-San Signs with Browns Originally Posted by RockyMountainSaint 9/3/05; Selected in fifth round by Kansas City (143rd overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft. OK, so who can we sign to replace him, under this year's rules? We can only sign a player to a deal of equal first year salary value to the one Fujita signed with the Browns. I'm not sure if the guaranteed portion has to be the same or not. If I had to guess it would be both the salary portion of the contract and the signing bous that would count. So say they gave Fujita a 3 year deal at $15MM with a $3MM signing bonus and a salary of $2MM first year salary, we could only sign a guy for a $2MM first year salary and $3MM signing bonus, however we could sign that deal for any position. It's not LB specific.

03-07-2010, 05:01 PM	#3
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Re: Fujita-San Signs with Browns Originally Posted by stockman311 We can only sign a player to a deal of equal first year salary value to the one Fujita signed with the Browns. I'm not sure if the guaranteed portion has to be the same or not. If I had to guess it would be both the salary portion of the contract and the signing bous that would count. So say they gave Fujita a 3 year deal at $15MM with a $3MM signing bonus and a salary of $2MM first year salary, we could only sign a guy for a $2MM first year salary and $3MM signing bonus, however we could sign that deal for any position. It's not LB specific. Thanks stockman. Am I alone in thinking that the reason that he left is because the Browns "reached" and paid him much more than the Saints were willing to? If so that would soften the blow for me b/c it would give us more options monetarily, to sign someone. Defensive End anyone?

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