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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15
So what's the holdup on guys they can rework like Hill/Kelce/Thuney?
I understand Mahomes can't get done until Friday.
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Y'know with someone like Thuney, maybe even Kelce - probably even Hill - it may just come down to cash spending.
You restructure Thuney's, Mahomes and Kelce's deal and you now have to write a check for everything you pushed off. You turn $9 million of Thuney's salary into signing bonus, Clark Hunt gets to write that check the moment the deal is signed. Hill comes up with a deal with $60 million in guarantees? Not only does Clark have to write a check for, say, a $20 million dollar signing bonus, he also has to escrow (I believe) 75% of the remaining guarantees, so you're looking at another $30 million dropped into escrow.
While you're also writing a $27 million check for Mahomes roster bonus AND potentially another $6 million or so to bonus out Kelce. All while the league is 'off' and not generating any revenue payments.
I mean Clark has money, but NOBODY enjoys writing $90-$100 million in checks.