Everybody knew that the Seahawks signed Eddie Lacy to an incentive-laden contract. In fact, he just made his first bonus this Monday, a $55,000 payment for weighing in under 255 pounds. What was not widely known was the exact nature of the rest of his incentives, until today.
The contract numbers come out
ESPN’s Sheil Kapadia had the story this morning, and it’s a bit of an eye-opener. Lacy’s weight incentives are actually quite minor compared to his game appearance clause, and are dwarfed by his yardage clause.
The information is also available on the excellent site for the financial side of sports, spotrac.