The likelihood of star NFL players changing teams has increased dramatically since the advent of unrestricted free agency and the salary cap. Despite this reality, high-caliber veteran quarterbacks dont switch teams with the same frequency as players at other positions. , , , and are still with their original teams more than a decade after entering the . seemed destined to spend his entire career with the before he fractured a vertebra in his back during Dallas third . The injury changed Romos career trajectory
Mike Modano Men Jersey . He lost his nearly decade-long stranglehold on the Cowboys starting quarterback job to , the eventual 2016 Offensive Rookie of the Year, while sidelined several weeks recovering from the back injury.Its no longer a matter of if Romo will be in a different uniform next season. Where Romo lands and whether he plays at a discounted rate is one of the NFLs biggest offseason storylines. Romo hoping for releaseRomos preference of Dallas releasing him so he can choose his next destination appears to be more likely than a trade, which cant occur until the 2017 league year begins March 9. The Cowboys might not be able to get more than a mid-round draft pick for Romo, who turns 37 in April, given his age and injury history. The received a conditional 2009 fourth-round pick that ultimately was a third-round pick from the in a 2008 trade for a soon-to-be 39-year-old Brett Favre. This compensation had the potential to become as much as a first-round pick depending on the Jets and Favres performance in 2008. Favre was coming off of a 2007 season in which he led Green Bay to the NFC Championship Game and was named an All-Pro.Romo has the NFLs largest 2017 salary cap number at $24.7 million on a $14 million base salary next season. He is scheduled to make $19.5 million and $20.5 million in 2018 and 19, which are the last two years of his contract. These three years dont contain any salary guarantees.Any team interested in dealing for Romo must have enough salary cap room to absorb his $14 million 2017 salary in order to make a trade. Once acquired, the new team can renegotiate
Thomas Harley Jersey or restructure Romos contract to decrease his $14 million cap number and/or salary. The Cowboys will have a $19.6 million salary cap charge for Romo relating to the bonus proration in his 2013 extension and subsequent contract restructurings for cap purposes in 2014 and 15 regardle s of the nature and timing of his departure. This cap charge for a player no longer on a teams roster is commonly referred to as dead money. The entire $19.6 million will be on Dallas books if Romo is released or traded before June 2. A total of $5.1 million of cap room will be gained immediately. Romos $25.2 million and $23.7 million cap numbers for 2018 and 19 will be wiped away with the roster move in one of these manners. The cap hit will be taken over 2017 and 18 with either transaction occurring after June 1 or releasing Romo with a post-June 1 designation, which cant be used until March 9 after the new league year starts. can release two players each year before June 1 that will be treated under the cap as if they were released after June 1. With a post-June 1 designation, a team is required to carry the players full cap number ($24.7 million for Romo) until June 2 even though he is no longer a part of the roster. The players salary, $14 million in Romos case, comes off the books at that time unle s it is guaranteed. Dallas will have $10.7 million of dead money in 2017, which will free up $14 million of cap space. Romo remains on Dallas books in 2018 with
Andrew Cogliano Kids Jersey an $8.9 million cap charge.Veteran quarterback dynamicsTheres a strong belief publicly that if released Romo should be willing to play the remainder of his career significantly below the going rate of veteran starting quarterbacks, particularly with a potential Super Bowl contender, because of durability concerns and his substantial career earnings. The insight I gained into the players mindset during my numerous years as an agent suggests that it wont happen unle s absolutely nece sary. Players typically think they are worth their contracts after being let go. An agent usually attempts to get the money his client was scheduled to make from a new team on better terms than in the old contract or in some instances a pay raise when a player is released.Romos remaining contract of $54 million over three years is reasonable for a healthy starting quarterback. In 2016, the average yearly salary for a starting quarterback on a veteran contract was just above $19.475 million, which is close to a 13 percent increase from 2015s $17,283,333 number. This figure is expected to go up for 2017 with , , and potentially receiving long-term contracts that should exceed Andrew Lucks $24.594 million per year, which makes him the NFLs highest-paid player. Outside of Tom Brady, veteran quarterbacks with considerable career earnings arent in the habit of leaving money on the table. and established the market for older veteran quarterbacks last year with one-year extensions with the and worth $24.25 million and $21 million, respectively. Both players are older than Romo. Brees and Palmer had also made several million more than Romos during their careers
Anton Khudobin Women Jersey when signing their new deals. Manning, Rivers and Roethlisberger had comparable career earnings to Romos, which exceed $125 million, prior to signing extensions in 2015 that made them among the leagues highest paid players. Favored destinationsBovada, a popular online sportsbook, posted odds last week for where Romo will be playing next season. The are the favorites with 3-1 odds. The and have the next best odds at 7-2 and 5-1. These three teams should have the most appeal to Romo. They are ready-made teams that could be legitimate Super Bowl contenders with better quarterback play. Romo would be an attempt for Denver to replicate the succe s recently experienced with an older quarterback that had an injury history, , particularly if Romo can perform like he did in 2014 when he was last healthy. Romo was a second team All-Pro in 2014 when he led the NFL with a 113.2 pa sing rating and 69.9 completion percentage. Denver is in the best position from a salary cap standpoint. The financial investment at quarterback is extremely modest. 2016 starter is making $615,000 on a $628,196 salary cap number next season. 2016 first-round pick s 2017 salary cap number is a little above $2.15 million. Denver must addre s the offensive line regardle s of the quarterback but especially
Brian Flynn Women Jersey if Romo is signed. Romo has had a difficult time staying healthy the last couple of years in Dallas behind arguably the NFLs best offensive line. In Pro Football Focus (PFF) 2016 season ending offensive line rankings, Denvers was 24th. has taken the Chiefs to the playoffs in three of his fo
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