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Y2h - Two reasons why NFL owners would be unhappy with the Browns ownership over the $230 mil FULLY guaranteed contract
* This jumps the qb’s pay scale up significantly fir the pending free agent qb’s. Ari Kyler Murray signed for $231 w/ $160 mil guaranteed. Bal will probably have to go $250 mil over 5 years fir Jackson. Cin & Chargers will go north of $250 mil over 5 years for Burrow & Herbert
* By NFL policy, owners have to put 75% of guaranteed salary into escrow. Thus the Browns had to put $172.5 mil into escrow when they signed Watson. The Haslam’s are multi billionaires, they have the liquid cash to do so. The Bengals & the Brown family do not have that liquidity nor do the Raiders & Mark Davis or some of the old guard NFL owners.
* This jumps the qb’s pay scale up significantly fir the pending free agent qb’s. Ari Kyler Murray signed for $231 w/ $160 mil guaranteed. Bal will probably have to go $250 mil over 5 years fir Jackson. Cin & Chargers will go north of $250 mil over 5 years for Burrow & Herbert
* By NFL policy, owners have to put 75% of guaranteed salary into escrow. Thus the Browns had to put $172.5 mil into escrow when they signed Watson. The Haslam’s are multi billionaires, they have the liquid cash to do so. The Bengals & the Brown family do not have that liquidity nor do the Raiders & Mark Davis or some of the old guard NFL owners.