One of the great inclusions with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement is the rookie wage scale, forcing irritating holdouts into a vault and a forgotten memory of disgust. No more training camp holdouts based on factors of slotting and percentage increases from the previous season. The rookie wage numbers for 2013 isn't publicly known, but the crew at OverTheCap.com have estimates.
Figures are from OverTheCap.com:
PICK | PLAYERS | POS. | TOTAL VALUE | SIGNING BONUS | '13 CAP |
21 | Tyler Eifert | TE | $8,256,006 | $4,384,368 | $1,501,092 |
37 | Giovani Bernard | RB | $5,253,342 | $2,200,612 | $955,153 |
53 | Margus Hunt | DE | $3,850,902 | $1,180,656 | $700,164 |
84 | Shawn Williams | S | $2,787,560 | $567,560 | $546,890 |
118 | $2,594,864 | $434,864 | $513,716 | ||
156 | $2,345,000 | $185,000 | $451,250 | ||
190 | $2,263,788 | $103,788 | $430,947 | ||
197 | $2,257,000 | $97,000 | $429,250 | ||
240 | $2,205,896 | $45,896 | $416,474 | ||
251 | $2,205,896 | $45,896 | $416,474 |
What were the contracts signed by players drafted at positions last year that the Bengals have this year?
PICK | PLAYERS | POS. | TEAM | TOTAL VALUE | SIGNING BONUS |
21 | Chandler Jones | DE | Patriots | $8.173 M | $4.384 M |
37 | Mitchell Schwartz | OT | Browns | $5.17 M | $2.206 M |
53 | Devon Still | DT | Bengals | $3.8 M | $1.18 M |
84 | Bernard Pierce | RB | Ravens | $2.66 M | $555,550 |
118 | Jarius Wright | WR | Vikings | $2.52 M | $420,108 |
156 | Shaun Prater | CB | Bengals | $2.285 M | $185,000 |
190 | Markelle Martin | DB | Titans | $2.2 M | $102,000 |
197 | Nate Ebner | DB | Patriots | $2.197 M | $96,000 |
240 | David Paulson | TE | Steelers | $2.146 M | $45,896 |
251 | John Potter | PK | Bills | $2.146M | $45,896 |
A comparison look between 2012 and the projected 2013 numbers.
PICK | '12 TOTAL VALUE | '13 TOTAL VALUE | '12 SIGNING BONUS | '13 SIGNING BONUS |
21 | $8.173 M | $8,256,006 | $4.384 M | $4,384,368 |
37 | $5.17 M | $5,253,342 | $2.206 M | $2,200,612 |
53 | $3.8 M | $3,850,902 | $1.18 M | $1,180,656 |
84 | $2.66 M | $2,787,560 | $555,550 | $567,560 |
118 | $2.52 M | $2,594,864 | $420,108 | $434,864 |
156 | $2.285 M | $2,345,000 | $185,000 | $185,000 |
190 | $2.2 M | $2,263,788 | $102,000 | $103,788 |
197 | $2.197 M | $2,257,000 | $96,000 | $97,000 |
240 | $2.146 M | $2,205,896 | $45,896 | $45,896 |
251 | $2.146M | $2,205,896 | $45,896 | $45,896 |