Salary Cap

THE MONEY CLIP: 2009 RAVENS DRAFT PICK CONTRACT DETAILS

by Brian McFarland

August 6, 2009
4:00 am

Reading Time: 2 minutes

1^ST ROUND PICK – OT MICHAEL OHER

Status: SIGNED – 5-year deal worth a total max value of $13.795M, which contains $7.82M in “guaranteed” money. The deal has a base value of $8.805M, with a 2009 Roster Bonus of $940,000 and a 2010 Option Bonus of $4,680,000. The deal includes base salaries of $310,000 (2009), $395,000 (2010), $630,000 (2011), 865,000 (2012) and $985,000 (2013). The deal also has a $1.89M one-time PTI (playing time incentive) and salary escalators that could total up to $3.1M.

Oher’s Salary Cap charges will be as follows:

Year	Option Bonus	Roster Bonus	Base Salary	Cap Charge
2009		940,000	310,000	1,250,000
2010	4,680,000		395,000	1,565,000
2011			630,000	1,800,000
2012			865,000	2,035,000
2013			985,000	2,155,000

Note: Bolded numbers indicate “guaranteed” money.

2^nd ROUND PICK – DE PAUL KRUGER:

Status: SIGNED – 4-year deal worth a total base value of $3.25M, a Bonus of $1M, with guaranteed money of $1.5M and base salaries of $310,000 (2009), $395,000 (2010), $480,000 (2011) and $565,000 (2012). The deal also contains an escalator that would increase his 2012 base salary to $1.308M (exact terms of escalator have not been reported). The remaining $500K in “guaranteed” money would appear to be a one-time PTI (playing time incentive), the exact terms of which have also not been reported.

Kruger’s Salary Cap charges will be as follows:

Year	Signing Bonus	Base Salary	Cap Charge
2009	1,000,000	310,000	560,000
2010		395,000	645,000
2011		480,000	730,000
2012		565,000	815,000

3^RD ROUND PICK – CB LARARIUS WEBB:

Status: SIGNED – 3-year deal worth a total of $1,741,500, Bonus of $529,500 and base salaries of $310,000 (2009), $395,000 (2010) and $480,000 (2011).

Webb’s Salary Cap charges will be as follows:

Year	Signing Bonus	Base Salary	Cap Charge
2009	529,500	310,000	486,500
2010		395,000	571,500
2011		480,000	656,500

5th ROUND PICK – LB JASON PHILLIPS:

Status: SIGNED – 3-year deal worth a total of $1,341,050, Bonus of $156,050 and base salaries of $310,000 (2009), $395,000 (2010) and $480,000 (2011).

Phillip’s Salary Cap charges will be as follows:

Year	Signing Bonus	Base Salary	Cap Charge
2009	156,050	310,000	362,016
2010		395,000	447,016
2011		480,000	532,018

5th ROUND PICK – TE DAVON DREW:

Status: SIGNED – 3-year deal worth a total of $1.324M, Bonus of $139,250 and base salaries of $310,000 (2009), $395,000 (2010) and $480,000 (2011).

Drew’s Salary Cap charges will be as follows:

Year	Signing Bonus	Base Salary	Cap Charge
2009	139,250	310,000	356,416
2010		395,000	441,416
2011		480,000	526,418

6th ROUND PICK – RB CEDRIC PEERMAN:

Status: SIGNED – 3-year deal worth a total of $1.263M, Bonus of $78,000 and base salaries of $310,000 (2009), $395,000 (2010) and $480,000 (2011).

Peerman’s Salary Cap charges will be as follows:

Year	Signing Bonus	Base Salary	Cap Charge
2009	78,000	310,000	336,000
2010		395,000	421,000
2011		480,000	506,000

Brian McFarland

Known on Ravens Message Boards as "B-more Ravor", Brian is a life-long Baltimorean and an avid fan of the Ravens and all Baltimore sports. A PSL holder since 1998, Brian has garnered a reputation as a cap-guru because of his strange (actually warped) desire to wade through the intricacies of the NFL's salary cap and actually make sense of it for those of us who view it as inviting as IRS Tax Code. Brian, who hails from Catonsville, MD and still resides there, is married and has two children.