Had no idea the Cards were so cheap

[Southpaw]

Not latest news but news to me. By deactivating Bradford Cards do not have to pay full salary to him. Did not know this was allowed.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/12/sam-bradford-acknowledges-being-benched-and-losing-money-is-challenging/


Sam Bradford acknowledges being benched and losing money is “challenging”
Posted by Darin Gantt on October 12, 2018, 5:02 PM EDT

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Not only did the Cardinals bench [URL='http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5161/sam-bradford']Sam Bradford after three games, they made him their inactive third quarterback to take money out of his pocket.

He’s doing his best to take the high road, at least.


Via Darren Urban of the team’s official website, Bradford talked to reporters Friday for the first time since his benching, and admitted it wasn’t fun being in his current spot.

“It is challenging,” Bradford said. “But you kind of have to push your pride aside. My role has changed. But I still have a job to do, I’m still part of this team, and I am still going to do everything I can to help this team. It’s just figuring it out how I can do that in this new role.”

The new role includes not getting a uniform on game days, so the team can save money. By making Mike Glennon the backup to rookie Josh Rosen, the Cardinals don’t have to pay Bradford his weekly $312,500 active roster bonuses. While that will cost Bradford more than $4 million if this arrangement lasts the rest of the year, he’s still making $16 million there this year, which allows him to be diplomatic about it...[/URL]

 

[Cheesebeef]

holy crap... who cares what this guy thinks at this point? He's made such an outrageous amount of money with very little in return that he should be thanking the Cardinals for being dumb enough to give him 15 million bucks even though he sat out 15 games last season... with no discernible injury.

 

[Shane]

Thats not being cheap thats called being smart.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

1-6 and the team looks horrible.

Are we really concerned about money given to players ?

The Cardinals will pay players money, just ask David Johnson and the Honey Badger.

Bradford looked like dog dung, and there is a QBOF in the wings.

You know where this team needs its money ? For next year. Bradford is not in next year's plan.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Bonuses are paid from next year's cap iirc. That means $4 million is paid from next year's cap for a player who won't be on the team.

An example of the Cards being cheap in the past is when the team started Kent Graham at the end of the year to avoid paying a bonus. That was bull crap, but this instance makes sense.

 

[BigRedRage]

Not latest news but news to me. By deactivating Bradford Cards do not have to pay full salary to him. Did not know this was allowed.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...eing-benched-and-losing-money-is-challenging/


Sam Bradford acknowledges being benched and losing money is “challenging”
Posted by Darin Gantt on October 12, 2018, 5:02 PM EDT

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Not only did the Cardinals bench [URL='http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5161/sam-bradford']Sam Bradford after three games, they made him their inactive third quarterback to take money out of his pocket.[/URL]
[URL='https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/12/sam-bradford-acknowledges-being-benched-and-losing-money-is-challenging/']
He’s doing his best to take the high road, at least.


Via Darren Urban of the team’s official website, Bradford talked to reporters Friday for the first time since his benching, and admitted it wasn’t fun being in his current spot.

“[URL='https://www.azcardinals.com/news/sam-bradford-dealing-with-new-role']It is challenging,” Bradford said. “But you kind of have to push your pride aside. My role has changed. But I still have a job to do, I’m still part of this team, and I am still going to do everything I can to help this team. It’s just figuring it out how I can do that in this new role.”[/URL]
[URL='https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/12/sam-bradford-acknowledges-being-benched-and-losing-money-is-challenging/']
The new role includes not getting a uniform on game days, so the team can save money. By making [URL='http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8374/mike-glennon']Mike Glennon the backup to rookie Josh Rosen, the Cardinals don’t have to pay Bradford his weekly $312,500 active roster bonuses. While that will cost Bradford more than $4 million if this arrangement lasts the rest of the year, he’s still making $16 million there this year, which allows him to be diplomatic about it...[/URL][/URL][/URL]

[URL='https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/12/sam-bradford-acknowledges-being-benched-and-losing-money-is-challenging/'][URL='https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/12/sam-bradford-acknowledges-being-benched-and-losing-money-is-challenging/']
why would you keep him as the backup and pay him $300k per game when he failed to deliver? I'm for the move. If you are not going to play him, inactivate him. Easy decision. [/URL][/URL]

 

[Kel Varnsen]

At least they're not charging him for extra socks.

 

[BurqueCardFan]

Signing Sam Bradford was just like signing Mike McCoy. These guys had a proven track record of being bad and the team still goes out and signs them expecting a different outcome. Bradford is making 15 million this year to do nothing and he's complaining about the additional 5 mil he is missing out on. The guy is lucky the Cardinals FO is a bunch of clowns and gave him a job.

 

[Chopper0080]

I still maintain this is a D bag move by the Cardinals. Sam is who he has always been.

 

[Metcalf Rules]

How do they expect a guy to feed his family on just $16 million?

 

[Shane]

I still maintain this is a D bag move by the Cardinals. Sam is who he has always been.

Its the right and solid move. What they did to Boomer was a DB move this hardly is.

 

[conraddobler]

You guys have made excellent points that are ENTIRELY irrelevant.

The people who ARE relevant are future free agents who notice this crap and want no part of it. Cause as "Smart" as you say it is, in today's business of the NFL I'd call it stupid.

 

[Shane]

How do they expect a guy to feed his family on just $16 million?

And another 100+ million already earned and in the bank or investments.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Sometimes I think the contract to Bradford was the result of a typo: it was supposed to be $1.5 million. Cards gave SB the highest contract any other team would've offered, that's hardly cheap.

 

[conraddobler]

Bonuses are paid from next year's cap iirc. That means $4 million is paid from next year's cap for a player who won't be on the team.

An example of the Cards being cheap in the past is when the team started Kent Graham at the end of the year to avoid paying a bonus. That was bull crap, but this instance makes sense.

It doesn't make any sense and people wonder why FA just either take us for free plane tickets and sign anywhere else or we keep self selecting losers.

What real baller is going to come here?

We made Emitt Smith cry because we were the last outpost if he'd had any other choice.....

We kinda have to operate like the rest of the NFL operates or better if we ever want to stop being a laughingstock of the league.

 

[GatorAZ]

Out of all the things about the dumpster fire to write about the columnist chooses Sam Bradford?

 

[oaken1]

You guys have made excellent points that are ENTIRELY irrelevant.

The people who ARE relevant are future free agents who notice this crap and want no part of it. Cause as "Smart" as you say it is, in today's business of the NFL I'd call it stupid.

every player in the league knows one truth above all others.

every contract is all about the guaranteed money...nothing else matters.

 

[kerouac9]

Out of all the things about the dumpster fire to write about the columnist chooses Sam Bradford?

Michael has already squandered the good will built up around the franchise over the last 10 years. It's surprising, and something must be going on behind the scenes.

"Same old cheap Cardinals" is a meme that will get under Michael's skin.

 

[TJ]

How do they expect a guy to feed his family on just $16 million?

Ask Latrell Sprewell

 

[conraddobler]

Out of all the things about the dumpster fire to write about the columnist chooses Sam Bradford?

Perhaps because it's symptomatic of the ACTUAL problems that are really hurting this franchise.

We have in the past struggled with this idea that we are cheap, this is NOT helping that. I would of went with a way cheaper option myself but that bad idea of signing this guy has already sailed.

Trying to minimize the damage here is foolish, cause that's not consistent with the MO of the rest of the NFL.

The ultimate foolishness was signing this guy should of went with a much cheaper option but they did it not me. It failed on them, instead of taking their lumps they shot their other foot off with potential free agents.

It's a whirlwind of bad ideas all clustered together.

 

[iLLmatiC]

You guys have made excellent points that are ENTIRELY irrelevant.

The people who ARE relevant are future free agents who notice this crap and want no part of it. Cause as "Smart" as you say it is, in today's business of the NFL I'd call it stupid.

It would seem to me that the NFL Fraternity believes that Sam Bradford has made a lot of money for doing very little in this league. He never performed like he should've, Mike McCoy or not. There were incentives in his contract, that if met he would've earned the extra 5 million, he didn't play well enough to be on the field to earn those incentives. Not sure how that makes the Cardinals look bad, but ok.

 

[Shane]

It would seem to me that the NFL Fraternity believes that Sam Bradford has made a lot of money for doing very little in this league. He never performed like he should've, Mike McCoy or not. There were incentives in his contract, that if met he would've earned the extra 5 million, he didn't play well enough to be on the field to earn those incentives. Not sure how that makes the Cardinals look bad, but ok.

Yup

 

[conraddobler]

It would seem to me that the NFL Fraternity believes that Sam Bradford has made a lot of money for doing very little in this league. He never performed like he should've, Mike McCoy or not. There were incentives in his contract, that if met he would've earned the extra 5 million, he didn't play well enough to be on the field to earn those incentives. Not sure how that makes the Cardinals look bad, but ok.

Aikman referenced it on national TV so outside of our little village, it does not take much to make everyone else think we're cheap, true or not.

 

[Mr. Boldin]

Dude is getting $16 mil to not get hurt by default this season. He should be thanking us.

 

[conraddobler]

It would seem to me that the NFL Fraternity believes that Sam Bradford has made a lot of money for doing very little in this league. He never performed like he should've, Mike McCoy or not. There were incentives in his contract, that if met he would've earned the extra 5 million, he didn't play well enough to be on the field to earn those incentives. Not sure how that makes the Cardinals look bad, but ok.

Have you taken a poll of the actual likely FA to confirm this will have no effect on where they might sign? No, neither have I, but those peoples opinions are all that really matter, oh and our own players too who made him a captain.

So it would seem since people are mentioning it, your'e it's "NO BIG DEAL" idea is not exactly holding water.