Time to break down how Gerald Hodges's snap count in 2015 netted him a pay raise with the San Francisco 49ers.
The close of the 2015 season brings it with some salary adjustments due to aspects of the collective bargaining agreement. The proven performance escalator (PPE) was added to the 2011 collective bargaining agreement as a way for draft picks in rounds three through seven to earn some extra money. It is based on snap count, and if a certain threshold is met in the first three years of a rookie contract, a player automatically gets a pay raise in year four.