After the news of the Duron Harmon incident broke, one of the questions that I immediately received on Twitter was about the salary cap implications of releasing him.
On March 9, 2017 ESPN's Mike Reiss reported the details of the four-year extension with a maximum value of $20 million that Harmon signed with the Patriots.
Full details:
Signing bonus: $5 million
2018
- Base salary: $1.5 million
- Signing bonus proration: $1.25 million
- Roster bonus: $750,000 ($46,875 per game)
- LTBE incentives: $250,000 (60 percent playing time)
- Salary-cap charge: $3.75 million
2019
- Base salary: $2.5 million
- Signing bonus proration: $1.25 million
- Roster bonus: $750,000 ($46,875 per game)
- NLTBE incentives: $750,000 (playing time)
- Salary-cap charge: $4.5 million
2020
- Base salary: $3.5 million
- Signing bonus proration: $1.25 million
- Roster bonus: $750,000 ($46,875 per game)
- NLTBE incentives: $750,000 (playing time)
- Salary-cap charge: $5.5 million
Release scenarios
Between now and June 2, 2018
Between now and September 8, 2018
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- $250,000 for 60 percent playing-time
- Another $250,000 for 70 percent playing-time
- Another $250,000 for 80 percent playing-time
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- his salary
- offseason workout bonus, if any
- signing bonus proration, if any
- any LTBE incentives. 46-man active roster bonuses are considered LTBE incentives
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