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Bucs restructure contracts for two big money players

Found December 28, 2012 on The Bay Cave: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Vincent Jackson,  Carl Nicks,  Josh Freeman
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Bucs made a huge splash this past offseason when they signed wide receiver Vincent Jackson and guard Carl Nicks. In preparation for the 2013 offseason, the team restructured both of their contracts.  Per Pat Yasinskas of ESPN, by restructuring their contracts, the Bucs free up $18 million in cap space for 2013. Jackson’s base salary for 2013 now becomes $840,000 and drops his cap figure down to $3.472 million. For Nicks, his base salary becomes $715,000 in 2013 from $12.5 million. His cap figure for next season now becomes $3.072 million. So what about their other “big” free agent signing in Eric Wright? He’s more than likely gone after his 2013 salary has been voided due to his suspension. The Bucs seem to be planning for another big offseason. The NFL cap is expected to be roughly $121 million for 2013 according to multiple reports and these restructures put the Buccaneers under $100 million. They will have room to target free agents for the secondary as well as sign defensiv...
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