Question is what would it cost to sign Suh?
At a minimum he knows he has a geno Atkins type waiting for him if he plays out this year. With the increased cap this year, another modest one next year teams will have money to spend. I could see a 20 million signing bonus and a total of 5 years 60 million.
Would he accept that this year probably not. He has 12.5 million comin his way in terms of base salary. So if he plays out this year, signs as a free agent next year could get 36 million over the next two years. (12.5 million this year, 20 million signing bonus next year, 3.5 million base next year).
A player of his caliber doesn't have to worry about not being signed next year, even with injury, a team will offer him the geno Atkins level contract based one his play the last couple years.
Best case this year he would accept is a 5 year/65 million contract with 25 million signing bonus.
Even that kind of contract he's still making less the first two years, 32 million in this scenario. (25 million signing, 3 million base this year, 4 million base next year)
So he makes 16 million more this year, but 4 million less over two years.
With that contract his cap hit is still 17 million this year (9 million dead, 5 million signing bonus, 3 million base)
So we save 5 million this year, but we are also committed to 18 million cap hit next year. Not sure who is up for FA within the next two years, but you can say goodbye to them if we sign Suh to an extension.
