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Originally Posted by nychief
What the **** is a "giveback?"
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Players restructure contracts all the time. People act like it’s such a generous act by the player. But it is not. It just means you’re pushing some guaranteed money to the back of the contract. Which makes the back years more and more guaranteed (see Deshaun Watson).
What’s way way less common is a player agreeing to a pay cut. I’ve always wondered if a player would consider giving back some of his base salary or roster bonus if it meant keeping or adding players who can help
More likely scenario is we turn his $32m roster bonus and prorate it. Mahomes’ contract is reasonable in the back years. But it’s a hand you don’t want to keep playing over and over.