With cap space tight after the DeAndre Hopkins trade, the Chiefs restructured the contract of OT Jawaan Taylor by converting salary into a signing bonus, creating $5.3M in 2024 room.
Originally Posted by wazu:
Feels like I remember them doing a restructure last year that everybody got excited about, but it was just freeing up a few million for minor transactions and stuff. Would guess this is designed to give flexibility to trade for a relatively beneath the radar player as well as have breathing room for minor weekly transactions.
They do need cap space for moves between the PS and active roster, but I don't know how much.
If we had a player with a larger salary coming back, like Charles O., would that be a reason we needed cap space? [Reply]