Additional Cash Emerges For Shaq Barrett
March 17th, 2021
Extra cash
One of the great scams in the world of NFL contracts is how the league and its union defines outside linebackers in a 3-4 defense and edge rushers in a 4-3 defense.
The positions are extremely similar, but for purposes of the franchise tag, all linebackers are lumped together — and so are all defensive ends. The problem is, defensive ends earn more money.
Last year, when Shaq Barrett got the franchise tag for the Bucs; he filed a grievance to say it was horse-poop that he was declared a linebacker in the Bucs’ 3-4 defense when he was playing the role of edge rusher like dudes in a 4-3 defense. Shaq wanted the bigger price tag afforded that position.
Per ESPN insider Adam Schefter moments ago, the Bucs settled with Shaq — and Joe suspects it quietly was among the terms of his new multiyear contract inked on Monday. To end the position dispute, Shaq got $1.4 million.
That should help Shaq with his Tesla shopping, thought it can’t be a good development for the Bucs’ salary cap.
Rich get richer: Bucs are paying Shaq Barrett a settlement from last year's franchise-tag grievance in the amount of $1.372 million – in addition to his new contract this week, per source. Good week for Barrett and his bank account.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2021
March 17th, 2021 at 10:21 am
By what time today do the bucs need to be under the cap?
March 17th, 2021 at 10:25 am
Not so much a scam, as a position that hasn’t been addressed. A true DE like Simeon Rice is worth more than an Edge, which is worth more than a LB. They just need to make Edge a position
March 17th, 2021 at 10:32 am
Good for him! So he kinda got hosed twice on the franchise tag and he handled it with grace and dignity.
BTW, does that mean the oily agent got an extra almost 40k?
March 17th, 2021 at 10:41 am
If this was about his 2020 franchise tag, shouldn’t the extra $1.4 count against last year’s cap?
March 17th, 2021 at 10:46 am
Rob F – It will, but any unused cap space can be brought forth for the following year. So technically it can count towards last year, but that is still 1.4 mil that they won’t have to work with this year
March 17th, 2021 at 10:51 am
Jenna laine has pretty good connections at one buc
Apparently bucs are talking with all 4 remaining big names : suh , succop , brown and lenny
Good to hear
March 17th, 2021 at 10:57 am
Good for him! At least I can wear my Super Bowl Champions hat while I gripe about the salary cap. That hat makes just about everything better…
March 17th, 2021 at 11:05 am
Clodhopper where did you get that #, $40k? Is that the standard commission , 3% for an agent ?
March 17th, 2021 at 11:19 am
Bux
Just a quick Google search said NFL agents can’t get more than 3% and I assume the oily one gets the most.
March 17th, 2021 at 11:33 am
Wow. Bears offered three first-round picks, a third-rounder, and two starters for Russell Wilson…whoever made that offer should be fired.
Wilson is a great QB, but he not not worth mortgaging the future of a team. If they had gotten him, there would be no way to build around him and he’d be set up to fail.
March 17th, 2021 at 11:38 am
@Buxszntkt
NFL has rules on how much an agent can take.
March 17th, 2021 at 11:40 am
Horrific news about those massage parlors in Georgia ! It says a white man was one of those shot. Does anyone know , is Bob Kraft ok, was he in Georgia ?
March 17th, 2021 at 11:42 am
Gotcha Clod & Bonzai, thanks
March 17th, 2021 at 11:51 am
This fool contract is the same @trent Williams. Over paid. Desperate.
March 17th, 2021 at 12:49 pm
I am still pinching myself that we were able to get David, Godwin, Gronk and Shaq at fair deals. Keep the gang together.
How often do Super Bowl teams get to do this in todays day and age?
Great job by our front office – great commitment by the players as well.
This also helps for our draft in taking a best player available approach!
March 17th, 2021 at 2:50 pm
Yes ot is a scam because Shaq lines up as an End whenever we use a 4 man front. Which is a lot of snaps ha ha ha
March 17th, 2021 at 2:53 pm
Shaq will make All Pro this year. You can count on it.
March 17th, 2021 at 4:34 pm
53rd year in a row I’ve been a free agent and not one team is called, yet again! I’d like a settlement