Tom Pelissero:Rams Give Matthew Stafford Permission to Speak with Other Teams

Rouxble said

The Rams should have to pay those cap charges either way since they paid him the money in 2023. Usually the charges go against the team that spends the money. A new team would only have cap charges of $27m and $31m the next two years to cover the remaining salary and roster bonuses on his contract.

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I was under the impression that while the option bonuses were guaranteed, they were paid year to year. Like something in between a signing bonus and a roster bonus. But now messing with the numbers it appears you're right. I need to understand the whole point of option bonuses because it's unclear how they differ from the other two. Thanks for the heads up.