When the 2024 NFL season kicks off, kickoffs will look considerably completely different following the adoption by the league of a brand new manner of kicking off. The change ought to return the prominence of the kick return, and likewise the significance of kick returners, and as such it was not a shock when the Seattle Seahawks opted so as to add a flexible athlete with expertise as a returner.
In signing Laviska Shenault the Hawks added a tackle-breaking, yards-after-the-catch machine who might present vital contributions within the return sport, in addition to incomes touches as a operating again and targets as a large receiver. With that versatility in thoughts, Seattle doubtlessly struck gold signing Shenault to a veteran minimal contract that can qualify for the veteran wage profit.
As I guessed on Tuesday following the signing:
NFL minimal wage for a participant with 4 credited seasons, akin to Shenault, is $1.125M.
I’d guess it’s a veteran minimal wage profit contract, which suggests the signing bonus will doubtless be $167,500, however the contract will carry a cap hit of $1.1525M as a result of a $140k cap hit discount due to the VSB standing.
Or, briefly, it mainly prices the Seahawks $200k of cap house because of the rule of 51 and alternative.
And in accordance with Brady Henderson of ESPN, that guess was fairly spot on.
Laviska Shenault Jr.’s one-year take care of the Seahawks is price $1,292,500 with $1,152,500 absolutely assured, a supply tells me.
He obtained a $167,500 signing bonus and a $1,125,000 base wage, of which $985K is absolutely assured.
The deal qualifies for the veteran wage profit.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) April 4, 2024
Feeding the beast that’s your unhealthy obsession with dollar-for-dollar cap accounting:
Shenault’s cap quantity needs to be $1,152,500 with the veteran wage profit.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) April 4, 2024
As famous, the signing would require roughly $200k in cap house, and certain leaves the Seahawks with proper round $2M of house accessible, nevertheless, after the addition Wednesday of a wage cap analyst to the entrance workplace who beforehand labored for the New Orleans Saints, there needs to be no worries whether or not the workforce has the house to make the strikes deemed vital.
