March 9th Kemo bonus

[scpanther22]

Thats when Kemo is due a 1.7 Million roster bonus.

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I dont think he will see that.Question is Do you think we re-sign him or just let him go?

[rayzor]

we won't have to re-sign him. he'll be under contract for 2010 regardless. the option is if we decide to continue our relationship with him beyond that.

3/11/2006: Signed a five-year, $23 million contract. The deal includes $8 million guaranteed. If Kemoeatu's 2010 option bonus is not exercised, his contract will expire after the 2010 season.

2009: $2 million (+ $1.9 million in guaranteed bonuses),

2010: $750,000 (+ $9.3 million option bonus due in March),

2011: $1.485 million (Voidable Years),

2012: $2.115 million,

2013: $2.745 million,

2014: $3.375 million,

2015: Free Agent

linkif we don't exercise the option then we are on the hook for $750k one way or the other. might as well keep him around and see if he recovers.

[Delhommey]

Signs point to fug no.

[carpanfan96]

He has a $9.3 million option bonus due in early March which would extend his contract through 2014, but no one anticipated that ever being picked up. It was written into his deal last offseason to save some salary cap room. When that tab isn’t picked up (according to contract documents obtained by The Herald), he’ll be due a $1.7 million non-exercise bonus and a base salary of $2.6 million for next season, essentially what he’d have made before...

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[Pantherman]

Well I think depending on how good a push he can get from that injury he has. That will tell us wheather he will stay are not. It all comes down to how much push up from he can get on the sleds in mini camp and all. I hope he has healed fine to where he can come back and play again this coming year. But it is a concern at this point to wheather are not that injury is going to heal properly to allow him to keep doing his job up front on sundays.

[PantherBrew]

I doubt he makes it. I believe we need to get younger on the D-line.

[scpanther22]

we won't have to re-sign him. he'll be under contract for 2010 regardless. the option is if we decide to continue our relationship with him beyond that.

linkif we don't exercise the option then we are on the hook for $750k one way or the other. might as well keep him around and see if he recovers.

I know that.But he has a roster bonus due march 9th for 1.7mill.I am saying if we cut him so he wont get that.do you think we will re-sign him

[Woodcookedbbq]

He never really was a superstar. I wouldn't miss him.

[Wither]

I know that.But he has a roster bonus due march 9th for 1.7mill.I am saying if we cut him so he wont get that.do you think we will re-sign him

Are you asking if he is resigned (as in, next year) will they have to pay that bonus?

[carpanfan96]

I know that.But he has a roster bonus due march 9th for 1.7mill.I am saying if we cut him so he wont get that.do you think we will re-sign him

I think he gets cut before he's owed the roster bonus if he hasn't made some serious improvement with his recovery from the injury. If the do cut him, I doubt they would sign him back after that.

[scpanther22]

Are you asking if he is resigned (as in, next year) will they have to pay that bonus?

No.I am saying after we cut him.Before March 9th so we dont have to pay his bonus.Do you think we will re-sign him for TC or just move on without him

[stirs]

Any chance of a trade?

Most of the tagged guys ended up being DT's especially from 3-4 defenses.

Not many left out there in the FA pool.

[scpanther22]

Any chance of a trade?

Most of the tagged guys ended up being DT's especially from 3-4 defenses.

Not many left out there in the FA pool.

I think if Kemo was not coming off injury then a low pick.But no team going to give us anything for him now.

[rayzor]

I know that.But he has a roster bonus due march 9th for 1.7mill.I am saying if we cut him so he wont get that.do you think we will re-sign him

i'd be surprised if we could re-sign him. there are a lot of teams that want/need a big NT. as bad as we think he might be, he's still going to be attractive to someone. he isn't some scrub. he's a big body that can clog up the middle. that makes life easier for a lot of other players. he'll be an attractive option for quite a few teams.