Wesley Woodyard (TEN)
Contract Details
Four-year contract worth $15.75 million. Woodyard received a $3 million signing bonus and his 2014 base salary is fully guaranteed. If he is on the roster on the 5th day of the 2017 League Year he will receive a $500,000 roster bonus. Base salaries are $1,750,000(2014), $2,750,000(2015), $3,500,000(2016), and $4,250,000(2017).
Contract Analysis
For an undrafted guy who wasn’t even a starter in the second half of last year, $4.75 million guaranteed dollars is a nice payday. His 2015 dead money hit of $2,250,000 against a 3,500,000 2015 cap number means Tennessee would save just $1.25 million against the cap if they parted ways with the linebacker after this coming season. So unless Woodyard has a wretched 2014, he’ll likely earn his $2.75 million 2015 base.
PFF Analysis
Woodyard signed a modest contract considering what some of the other linebackers have received, and he will fill a major void in new defensive coordinator Ray Horton’s defense. An injury cost him his starting job last season, but from 2011-2013 combined he has been a productive, but not spectacular player. For the most part, he has graded out right around the league average at his position. This seems like a fair value considering the market at linebacker.