falconidae Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Restructured his contract to free up another 1.75 mil for this years cap, according to Pat Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitepwnz Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 wow, thats great news..i cannot wait until tuesdaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trouble Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 cool. They are up to something. Good of Drob to look out for the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Fantom Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) **** it!! You beat me to it. Good stuff though.Very quietly, the Atlanta Falcons have started freeing up salary-cap space. Considering the Falcons already were a good bit under the cap, this could be a sign they’re gearing up for a big splurge in free agency. There’s been talking about them pursuing Houston defensive end Mario Williams. Ironically, one guy who would directly benefit from Williams’ presence has restructured his contract to give the Falcons more cap room. That’s cornerback Dunta Robinson. Earlier this week, he signed off on some tweaks to his contract that will save the Falcons $1.75 million in cap space this year. Robinson waived a $3 million option bonus that was about to come due and also agreed to lower his base salary for this year by $1 million. But Robinson gets some benefits in return. His new $5 million base salary for this year has been fully guaranteed. The Falcons also increased Robinson’s 2013 base salary to $8 million from $7 million and his 2014 salary was raised from $9 million to $10 million. His base salary for 2015 was increased from $9.5 to $11.5 million. There are potentially even bigger benefits for Robinson on the field if the Falcons add Williams or another strong pass rusher. Robinson played with Williams in Houston and he and the rest of Atlanta’s secondary would benefit greatly from having an improved pass rush. Edited March 9, 2012 by Falcon Fantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razrtalon Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 He needs money now to pay for his fines $$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltstorm2 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Restructured his contract to free up another 1.75 mil for this years cap, according to Pat Y.Does that sig of yours update automatically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosmith67 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Awesome, I know he gets ragged on for his on the field play but DRob is a solid teammate and a really good guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gritz Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Sweet....Thanks Dunta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackredfellow Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) Best news i've heard this offseason. Now if Ryan restructures, you are GOING to see a big name, Williams or Nicks, in Atlanta. Mark my words. Edited March 9, 2012 by blackredfellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwarzenegger321 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Just read the post by Pat Y on this. Also read last night that the falcons are actively attempting to resign/restructure Ryans contract to help free up cap space this year.I think we are definitely going after Williams or Nicks, or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don™ Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I smell a big FA signing brewing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnfalcon8 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 He needs money now to pay for his fines $$$"It's MY money, and I need it NOW!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulitik Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 That's cool of him. Dunta knows a passrush is going to take some heat off of him. I'm getting excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 He needs money now to pay for his fines $$$He waived a 3 million bonus. He might have been worried that he would be cut if he didn't do it.This is one of the few times that a player actually gave up money in a restructure. I mean, the money just got put on the back end, but I don't think he is going to see the back end of this deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gritz Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Yeah, something big is definitely cooking.I ain't even in the kitchen and I can smell it on the stove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankdatfalcon Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 wow...the world is coming to an end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I have to think the possibility of being cut was floated here. Players aren't likely to take a 4 million pay hit unless they are worried about being cut, and that's basically what he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Fantom Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Just read the post by Pat Y on this. Also read last night that the falcons are actively attempting to resign/restructure Ryans contract to help free up cap space this year.I think we are definitely going after Williams or Nicks, or both.I think we could get Williams and maybe McNeil if not MW and Nicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamee101 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 He waived a 3 million bonus. He might have been worried that he would be cut if he didn't do it.This is one of the few times that a player actually gave up money in a restructure. I mean, the money just got put on the back end, but I don't think he is going to see the back end of this deal.Agreed on both points. I don't think they really would have cut him but he might have been fearful. With reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gritz Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I think we could get Williams and maybe McNeil if not MW and Nicks.This is what I'm thinking also...Williams/McNeill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifalcon Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Does anyone actually no officially where we are with regards to Cap as I feel not only MW but someone else also.Drob took a hit right there I think he'll be here for 1-2 more seasons at the most he'll never see out the end of that deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD: Objective Elite Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Even the Dunta haters have to agree this was a team-first move by Dunta.It's looking like Atlanta will be major players in FA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Yeah, something big is definitely cooking.I ain't even in the kitchen and I can smell it on the stove.**** skippyWilliams, Grubbs and Bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Does anyone actually no officially where we are with regards to Cap as I feel not only MW but someone else also.Drob took a hit right there I think he'll be here for 1-2 more seasons at the most he'll never see out the end of that deal.Nobody knows exactly because the 2012 salary cap number still hasn't been released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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