Romo restructures contract, frees more space

[dbair1967]

Looks like next year is going to be the year we're really aggressive in free agency. SJ seems to make making alot of manuevers with 2012 in mind. I could see a defensive overhaul next yr via free agency and the draft.


Romo gets deal restructured

The Cowboys restructured Tony Romo’s contract, saving them $6.55 million on the 2011 cap.

The quarterback had been scheduled to make a $9 million base salary. The Cowboys restructured it by giving him an $8.1 million bonus, leaving a base salary of $810,000.

Romo’s cap hit in 2011 went from $12.96 million to $6.4 million.

Dallas previously had reworked the contracts of receiver Miles Austin and linebacker DeMarcus Ware to clear cap space. The Cowboys now have $18 million in cap space this year, most of which will be rolled into next year to offset the dead money they have tied up in cutting veterans Marion Barber, Marc Colombo, Leonard Davis, Andre Gurode and Roy Williams.



Read more: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/cowboys/2011/09/romo-gets-deal-restructured.html#ixzz1XVHTR5tD

 

[cmd34]

either that or we are going to sign Ussain Bolt right now for $18 million. Take that rest of NFL!

 

[Midswat]

Am I understanding correctly that all the teeth gnashing earlier this off season regarding our cap situation, as well as dead money pushed into next year, was all for nothing?

 

[JPM]

Am I understanding correctly that all the teeth gnashing earlier this off season regarding our cap situation, as well as dead money pushed into next year, was all for nothing?

Yeah, who would have guessed.

 

[dbair1967]

Am I understanding correctly that all the teeth gnashing earlier this off season regarding our cap situation, as well as dead money pushed into next year, was all for nothing?

Yeah, much to the dismay of a certain member who no longer posts here.

 

[Cythim]

Am I understanding correctly that all the teeth gnashing earlier this off season regarding our cap situation, as well as dead money pushed into next year, was all for nothing?

Not at all. We were unable to add any quality through free agency and are clearing cap room today so we aren't over the cap tomorrow. We've gutted our roster of vets and replaced them with rookies and UDFAs. Our roster is worse than it was last year and part of that is due to the poor cap situation our GM and his son have put us in.

 

[theogt]

Not at all. We were unable to add any quality through free agency and are clearing cap room today so we aren't over the cap tomorrow. We've gutted our roster of vets and replaced them with rookies and UDFAs. Our roster is worse than it was last year and part of that is due to the poor cap situation our GM and his son have put us in.

Can't tell if serious.