With the NFL Draft now two weeks in the rear view, most of the Cowboys’ latest class of pros have now put ink to paper and have already started their rookie minicamps. So let’s take a look at the particulars for each rookie’s new contract, because who doesn’t like living vicariously through perfect strangers that we feel like we know?
It’s important to remember that only a portion of some of these contracts include guaranteed money and some have no guaranteed money at all. All details and contract jargon come courtesy of Spotrac.
A couple quick definitions:
Cap hit — the amount of money each player counts against a team’s salary cap for the current season (not necessarily his total salary)
Dead money — the portion of a player’s salary that still counts against a team’s salary cap after the two have parted ways
Signing bonus — should be self-explanatory
Guaranteed money — LOL1.