Cushing & Texans agree to Contract Extension

nunusguy · #1 09-03-2013, 04:21 PM

The Texans have reached a long-term contract extension with linebacker Brian Cushing, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Cushing’s new deal would be for six years.

Cushing recently said he hoped to work out a long-term deal with the Texans, despite having missed much of the 2012 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
http://tracking.si.com/2013/09/03/br...ans-extension/
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So far no specifics on the numbers.

Nconroe · #2 09-03-2013, 04:41 PM

Great news for sure.

Wonder if any more contract updates coming and where Texans are on cap space right now?

WMH · #3 09-03-2013, 05:53 PM

6 years, ~$55MM, ~$21MM gtd.

I'm OK with that.

Nconroe · #4 09-04-2013, 04:17 PM

It was nice of Andre Johnson to redo his deal so Texans would have cap space to redo Cushings deal.

WMH · #5 09-04-2013, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Nconroe

It was nice of Andre Johnson to redo his deal so Texans would have cap space to redo Cushings deal.

Nice? I'm guessing you're being sarcastic. Instead of getting $5MM over 3 years, he got a $5MM check.

If that's being nice, I would LOVE to figure out a way to be nice.

cadams · #6 09-04-2013, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WMH

Nice? I'm guessing you're being sarcastic. Instead of getting $5MM over 3 years, he got a $5MM check.

If that's being nice, I would LOVE to figure out a way to be nice.

we both had the same idea

barrett · #7 09-04-2013, 04:42 PM

Edited...

I said the same thing a 3rd time.

cadams · #8 09-04-2013, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nconroe

It was nice of Andre Johnson to redo his deal so Texans would have cap space to redo Cushings deal.

this is not meant to take away from andre in anyway, but i don't know that it is "nice". i think it is spun that way a lot when a player restructures because it makes for a good story. i may be wrong, as i don't claim to know how the nfl contracts work, but from what i understand, a restructure like the one andre just did basically took money from his salary this year and accellerated a portion of it.

andre was set to makd 10.5 million this season. he agreed to restructure, meaning he will get a 5.5 million dollar lump sum now, and have a 5 million dollar base salary this year. so he didn't take less money, and he got over half of this year's salary immediately. seems like a pretty good deal to me.

if anyone knows anything about nfl contracts and can correct me if i am wrong please do.