Damon Harrison wants a new contract from the Lions, and he just might get it. Lions GM Bob Quinn says the club plans to discuss the matter with agent Drew Rosenhaus, though a fresh deal for Snacks is not necessarily No. 1 on the team’s to-do list.
“It’s something that I got to talk to (agent) Drew (Rosenhaus) this week (about), and going into the future,” Quinn said (via Justin Rogers of the Detroit News). “Not something that I need to do right now. My priority right now is the draft. We got another month or so before the draft is here, so that’s something that we’ll probably talk about in May or June.”
Harrison, 30, has two years left on his current deal. Typically, teams explore extensions with players when they are one year away from free agency, but Harrison could be an exception after he delivered for the Lions’ D. For now, he’s slated to carry cap hits of $7MM in 2019 and $9.25MM in 2020, with no guaranteed money left on his pact.
For the Lions, a new deal could give them an opportunity to smooth out Harrison’s cap hit in the coming years. It would also keep one of their top defensive players happy, which would be a good idea after Harrison helped them to average just 3.76 yards per carry to opposing teams in 2018.
To smooth out the cap hits he’d have to take less money. Or is NFL math different than real math?
You just arent good at math
Less money in 2020 more overall committed $$. Win/win.
I like how he’s called Snacks in the title of the article lol
Jets line was never the same when they let him go.
The NFL is the only one who has this funky system of cap numbers that differ from actual salary numbers. Its a totally stupid ass system and it keeps the GM and the owners from committing guranteed money. Its the only sport that totally screws around with its players. These huge contracts never reach their out years and the only thing that matters is how much is guranteed.
MLB has it too with the luxury tax
Not even close to the same concept though
Offer “Snacks” a workout bonus if he can get his weight under 350 lbs. That should pacify him for the time being.