When it was reported that the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs had signed quarterback Carson Wentz to a one-year contract to be their backup to Patrick Mahomes, there was no details about the phrases of the deal. However now, NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero has reported the contract’s particulars.
Carson Wentz’s one-year cope with the #Chiefs has a base worth of $3.325 million, together with $2.2M absolutely assured and as much as $1.1M in per-game lively roster bonuses.
After ready till November to signal final season, Wentz is now the clear No. 2 QB behind Patrick Mahomes in KC.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 6, 2024
As laid out on the salary-cap website Spotrac, the ninth-year veteran will earn a fully-guaranteed base wage of $1,210,000 and is being paid a signing bonus of $990,000.
Wentz — like many Kansas Metropolis gamers — can be carrying a roster bonus towards the wage cap. In his case, it’s for $25,000. Lastly, he’s set to earn as a lot as $1.1 million in per-game roster bonuses, which works out to about $64,706 for every sport.
It’s essential to notice that Wentz will earn these roster bonuses just by being lively on sport day; it received’t matter if he truly performs. So it’s very seemingly that he might be paid each dime of that $1.1 million this season.
However since Wentz was lively for under eight 2023 matchups for the Los Angeles Rams, simply eight of those per-game bonuses — a complete of $517,647 — are thought of likely-to-be-earned (LTBE) and can depend towards the 2024 wage cap. If earned, the remainder will depend towards the 2025 cap calculation.
So whereas the crew will seemingly pay him all the $3.3 million accessible on this deal, Wentz’s 2024 cap hit might be simply $2.7 million.
We now estimate that with all recognized signings (together with that of defensive finish Mike Danna, for whom we don’t but have full contract particulars) the Chiefs now have between $19.6 million and $21.6 million in cap house — in all probability someplace round $20.8 million.
