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by John Aubin | Tue, Feb 17th 8:34am EST
One of the few clauses in the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement that generally favors the players is the concept of “performance-based pay,†in which players drafted in the lower rounds that hit certain playing time markers are automatically given pay raises for the next year. But even that can backfire on a player, as Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard will probably find out this offseason. Dennard, a seventh-round pick in 2012, started 20 games in his first three years, earning a nice raise for 2015 — from a minimum $660,000 salary to $1,588,462, per NFLPA records. But with a high salary, and only $14,000 in dead money, the Patriots are much likelier to now cut Dennard instead of paying almost $1.6 million to a player who fell to sixth on the depth chart in 2014. Had Dennard remained at a league minimum salary, it would have helped his chances of making the team. (Boston Globe)
Fantasy Impact:
Alfonzo Dennard is only 25 and still has a ton of potential. But in the world of finance and salary caps, he is overpaid. With the emergence of Malcolm Butler and the Patriots looking to hold onto their stars in the secondary it looks like Dennard will be the odd man out. He will find a job somewhere in the NFL and get another chance to prove his an starting cornerback in the league.
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