The NFL's performance based pay system and Josh Morgan
by smileyman on Mar 12, 2010 3:05 PM PST
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PrintAs part of the 2002 Collective Bargaining Agreement the League agreed to form a system where by players making the salary minimum can earn a bonus based on their playing time. Each team puts a set amount into this fund which is then doled out to the players based on performance. The total amount available this year was $96 million.
The system runs off what is called a "player index". Basically they look at each player, take the total number of plays during the season (offense, defense, special teams), The player index is generated by taking the total number of plays and divided by the total compensation (salary, bonuses, prorated signing bonuses, earned incentives etc.). This generates an index number which is then compared to other players on the team. After the jump is an example using a 4 player team as a comparison.
Playtime Salary Index Player A 50% $ 500,000 10.0 50% of the Club's pool (10 out of 20) Player B 50% $ 1,000,000 5.0 25% of the Club's pool (5 out of 20) Player C 20% $ 500,000 4.0 20% of the Club's pool (4 out of 20) Player D 10% $ 1,000,000 1.0 5% of the Club's pool (1 out of 20) Team Total: 20.0 Points
Here are the top performers for this year:
John Sullivan, C, Minnesota $397,555
Zack Bowman, CB, Chicago $355,355
Gary Guyton, LB, New England $349,437
William Gay, CB, Pittsburgh $325,607
Josh Morgan, WR, San Francisco $325,421
Carl Nicks, G, New Orleans $317,313
Donald Thomas G, Miami $316,577
Macho Harris, S, Philadelphia $314,565
Orlando Scandrick, CB, Dallas $306,209
David Hwathorne, LB, Seattle $306,091
Dashon Goldson, S, San Francisco $303,763
Josh Sitton, G, Green Bay $300,622
Our own Josh Morgan makes the list with a nice check worth $325,607 which is almost as much as he made in his regular salary this year which was $385,000. Goldson is also on this list with a $303,763 bonus which is a good 65% of his regular pay ($460,000)
It's a nice way for the league to recognize players who have overperformed expectations and it's one of the things that won't be funded in an uncapped year.
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I'd name my kid Macho
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Mar 13, 2010 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Goldson is also on the list
Talk about getting great value from latter round picks, 2 of the 9ers have made this list.
I do hope they continue this practice ones a new agreement is made, it’s a good idea to reward those players that contribute far more than expected.
Good job fellas, get that paper.
No incentives this year, so teams will have ot pay upfront.
Equation= 1,2,2,3,3 is a lot better than 1,1,2,3 in a deep draft, especially when your 1 nets you E berry.
Alex Smith is not a bust, he is a product of poor management and coaching.
How did you get this salary information?
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Mar 12, 2010 11:01 PM PST reply actions
Salary info
www.rotoworld.com is a pretty good place to start. If it’s not there just a google search.
Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010
Conspiracy!
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Mar 13, 2010 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
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