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BlastFurnace
03-15-2012, 08:34 AM
Per rotoworld.com

polamalubeast
03-15-2012, 08:39 AM
He remains only one year to his contract

A team can restructure a contract when there remains a one year contract?!

polamalubeast
03-15-2012, 08:41 AM
There was no way the Steelers could pay Hampton $4.89 million and have him count $8.1 million against the cap this season. He'll be 35 in September and is coming off ACL surgery. Hampton has agreed to reduce his base salary to $2.8 million and eliminate his workout bonus, reducing his cap hit by $3.09 million.

http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nfl/645/casey-hampton

steelerdude15
03-15-2012, 08:51 AM
Glad to hear this, thanks for helping Big Snack.

Bluecoat96
03-15-2012, 08:51 AM
Front office- "Casey, we'll reduce your salary, but pay you the difference in cheeseburgers."

Casey- "OKAY!!!!!!!!!!!!"

http://opinionjunkie.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/fat-american-eating.jpg

suitanim
03-15-2012, 09:07 AM
That is excellent, excellent news! The Steelers need him, he knows that, and he still agreed to this. I am very pleased with his attitude.

Can a capologist please update our situation now? I think we should have a few million for FA, correct?

st33lersguy
03-15-2012, 09:12 AM
Great news

Bluecoat96
03-15-2012, 09:26 AM
That is excellent, excellent news! The Steelers need him, he knows that, and he still agreed to this. I am very pleased with his attitude.

Can a capologist please update our situation now? I think we should have a few million for FA, correct?

After the restricted free agent tenders, I believe we were approximately 1.5 million under. Hampton's new contract should put us under between 4-5 million.

Austin87
03-15-2012, 09:27 AM
Am I reading this correctly, Hampton took a $5 million pay cut. Good for him, putting the team first. All of a sudden we some cap to work with.

suitanim
03-15-2012, 09:39 AM
Eric Steinbach just became available. I don't usually advocate picking up ex-Browns, but he's a decent LG and played very well with joe Thomas. maybe we could use this extra cash to sign him...

Nadroj 20
03-15-2012, 09:46 AM
Good to hear!

SteelMember
03-15-2012, 10:03 AM
Wow. There's something you don't see often... A pay cut. Although, did Hampton ever qualify for a workout bonus? :chuckle:

Nice to see.

polamalubeast
03-15-2012, 10:16 AM
After the restricted free agent tenders, I believe we were approximately 1.5 million under. Hampton's new contract should put us under between 4-5 million.

under 8 millions...

https://twitter.com/#!/Steelersdepot

fansince'76
03-15-2012, 10:28 AM
Front office- "Casey, we'll reduce your salary, but pay you the difference in cheeseburgers."

Casey- "OKAY!!!!!!!!!!!!"



Wimpy approves of this post.

http://www.hyscience.com/wimpy-hamburgers-i-will-gladly-pay-you-tuesdsay-for-a-hamburger-today-whimpy-sad-hill-news.jpg

:chuckle:

polamalubeast
03-15-2012, 11:59 AM
Nice move by Big Snack, rarely do players take pay cuts

https://twitter.com/#!/SteelPride43/status/180337036459380736

steelpride12
03-15-2012, 12:15 PM
Someone must have bought him Mcdonalds that day or something! :lol:

Great news none the less though much needed and a huge cut!

Craic
03-15-2012, 12:58 PM
If he's right, around 8 million isn't that bad for where we sit now. Of course, we have to sign draft picks and Wallace long term (I hope), as well as pick up a couple FAs. But it's a lot better than it looked a month ago.

ALLD
03-15-2012, 02:58 PM
Now we do not necessarily need to draft a NT in the first round.

SteelGhost
03-15-2012, 03:16 PM
Great news, thanks Ham ..... now it remains to be seen IF he's healthy for the season :noidea:

VTsteel
03-15-2012, 06:57 PM
Very good!

I think this will afford us the go-ahead for an o-lineman in the 1st rd. I think a big big body like snack's (who we will need to replace eventually) can be had in the 3rd or 4th rd. Casey can still hold off a double team and not lose gound IF his knee holds up.

salamander
03-15-2012, 07:52 PM
Thanks, Big Snack. Just hoping that knee holds up.

NCSteeler
03-15-2012, 11:47 PM
With his injury was he going to make any workout bonuses anyhow?