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12-27-2018, 11:54 PM | #2 |
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Re: Source: Alex Okafor can opt out of final year of contract
BY NICK UNDERHILL | nunderhill@theadvocate.com Dec 27, 2018 - 10:46 pm
Alex Okafor has earned the right to become a free agent this offseason. The Saints defensive end triggered a clause in his contract last month that provides him the option of opting out of the final year of his contract in exchange for recording three sacks this season, according to a source. All Okafor has to do to be able to test the market is notify the team by 11 a.m. on the last day of the 2018 league year that he wants to be let out of his contract. Okafor, who signed a two-year deal with the Saints this offseason, is set to make a $1.7 million base salary next year. If he remains with New Orleans, he would be paid a $1.3 roster bonus on the fifth day of the 2019 league year. The defensive end could then earn $62,500 for each game active, for a possible total of $1 million if active for all 16 games. He could also earn bonuses for reaching five ($250,000), seven ($350,000) and nine ($400,000) sacks next season, for a possible total of $1 million. Okafor currently has four sacks and 35 tackles. He can earn a $400,000 bonus for reaching five sacks by the end of the regular season. |
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12-28-2018, 03:06 AM | #3 |
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Re: Source: Alex Okafor can opt out of final year of contract
I'd like to keep him around as a rotational player but the question is if he thinks he can go somewhere and start.
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12-28-2018, 04:38 AM | #4 |
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Re: Source: Alex Okafor can opt out of final year of contract
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12-28-2018, 11:25 AM | #5 |
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Re: Source: Alex Okafor can opt out of final year of contract
No# 1 pick he’s to step up and if we can’t keep okafaer theyall be a replacement on the market but yes please keep the foundation set if at all possible
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12-28-2018, 11:26 AM | #6 |
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12-28-2018, 03:09 PM | #7 |
Re: Source: Alex Okafor can opt out of final year of contract
Hope he stays... good depth.
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12-28-2018, 03:32 PM | #8 |
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Re: Source: Alex Okafor can opt out of final year of contract
Solid guy seems to make plays when we really need one maybe not a long term option but who replaces Him ? If you don't have a replacement you better keep Him.
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12-28-2018, 05:24 PM | #9 |
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Re: Source: Alex Okafor can opt out of final year of contract
3 sacks triggers the clause? hell of an agent
the 1.3 million roster bonus is a pretty big nut- not sure he gets that elsewhere |
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