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[froot loops]

Lions restructured Vaitai’s contract. Added another voided year to 2024. That led me down a rabbit hole about voided contracts and I learned:
- Several other NFL teams do the same thing.
- Holy shit. The Saints and their voided contracts. That explains much of their cap voodoo over the years. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-orle...ints/cap/2024/


So if people said the Lions had ~$21M in cap space a few days ago… that leaves the Lions with what, ~$28M? Something near that.

OTC has them at 26, but the Glasgow contract is not there yet.

[CGVT]

Why in the blue fucking hell do you care about last names? Get off Fox News.

I think you missed the wink that was implied in his post.

[ghandi]

Voided years cant be a good thing......They are in win now mode but will pay for it down the road....Someone like Vitai just cut and draft his replacement...Theres no sense taking cap hits down the road.

[Cody_Russell]

As long as the Lions don’t go to the extreme end of this voided contracts spectrum (like the Saints), it’ll make me feel better.
Seems like the Lions are being pretty smart with it. Isn’t out of control at this time.
For a team that can compete this year, that’s fine.

OTC has them at 26, but the Glasgow contract is not there yet.

Thx.

I just saw Justin Rogers mentioned ~$19.7M in cap space, which is similar to Spotrac’s estimate that takes rookie contracts into account.
So basically, the Lions have cushion to make another move if they want to…

[froot loops]

The voided years do not count for much in total. Not really a big deal so far.

[Nick Pappageorgio]

Does the number in that tweet include the Vaitai restructure? That’s like 8m from what I’ve read

[froot loops]

That tweet should include Vatai's restructure. OTC has it at 26 free with Vatai's restructure. Rogers has it at 18 but is already subtracting the the rookie contracts. The rookie pool should be around 11 million, but only about 8 million should count against the cap.

For references, the Lions went into the training camp with about 10-15 million in available space. They should be close to done now until after the draft.

[NewOrleansLion]

I’d think extensions come into play with this cap space. The concept of planning ahead would be a welcome change.

[froot loops]

Yep, Jackson and Goff are the obvious candidates. That wouldn't happen until after the draft. There could be one more splash if it there was a bargain free agent deal, but that could happen anytime from now until training camp.

[Futureshock]

Lions restructured Vaitai’s contract. Added another voided year to 2024. That led me down a rabbit hole about voided contracts and I learned:
- Several other NFL teams do the same thing.
- Holy shit. The Saints and their voided contracts. That explains much of their cap voodoo over the years. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-orle...ints/cap/2024/

So if people said the Lions had ~$21M in cap space a few days ago… that leaves the Lions with what, ~$28M? Something near that.

Halapoulivaati Vaitai takes pay cut to stay with Lions

Posted by Michael David Smith on March 23, 2023, 10:25 AM EDT

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Lions right guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai will play another year in Detroit after agreeing to a pay cut.

The Lions and Vaitai have agreed to reduce his base salary from $9.4 million to $3 million for the 2023 season and make 2024 a void year, according to multiple reports.

That gives the Lions some salary cap relief and gives Vaitai a chance to have a good season in Detroit this year and then hit free agency next year, a year earlier than he would have. The Lions likely would have cut Vaitai if he hadn’t agreed to the pay cut.

The 29-year-old Vaitai was a 2016 fifth-round pick of the Eagles who has undeniable talent but has struggled to get on the field and stay on the field consistently. Last year he missed the entire season after suffering a back injury in the preseason finale.

[Futureshock]

Lions restructured Vaitai’s contract. Added another voided year to 2024. That led me down a rabbit hole about voided contracts and I learned:
- Several other NFL teams do the same thing.
- Holy shit. The Saints and their voided contracts. That explains much of their cap voodoo over the years. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-orle...ints/cap/2024/

So if people said the Lions had ~$21M in cap space a few days ago… that leaves the Lions with what, ~$28M? Something near that.

I heard a rumor started right now days ago, on this forum, by someone, that the Lions are rumored to be trying to trade for Aaron Donald.

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[ghandi]

I heard a rumor started right now days ago, on this forum, by someone, that the Lions are rumored to be trying to trade for Aaron Donald.

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4 years ago I would have liked to have seen the Lions pursue him....not at this point in his career.

[Cody_Russell]

Lions linked to every big name DT!! Why not?
Quinnen Williams, DeForest Buckner, Aaron Donald, and Jeffrey Simmons. Let’s get them all.

The only crazy DT trade that I view as realistic is for Ed Oliver. Unlikely, but you never know. At least we all agree that the Lions need at minimum one more DT… of which they most likely address in the draft.

[ghandi]

Lions linked to every big name DT!! Why not?
Quinnen Williams, DeForest Buckner, Aaron Donald, and Jeffrey Simmons. Let’s get them all.

The only crazy DT trade that I view as realistic is for Ed Oliver. Unlikely, but you never know. At least we all agree that the Lions need at minimum one more DT… of which they most likely address in the draft.

Well none of the current DTs on the roster are good at getting to the QB.....Its what puts Jalen Carter front and center....I can see why the Lions would take the risk, and I can see why the Lions would NOT take the risk on him....One of the more intriguing prospects (good and bad) in quite awhile.

[jaadam4]

I heard a rumor started right now days ago, on this forum, by someone, that the Lions are rumored to be trying to trade for Aaron Donald.

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I don’t know how I feel about that one. It would depend on how much of his salary we retain. I’d rather use that 20 mil to reup some of our FA. That swinging a helmet thing that last year crazy town.

On the flip, man would he change our DL. A 2nd rounder? What would we give up?