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Tavon Austin's Contract Is Almost Cap Neutral

Rob Demovsky confirmed that the Packers have signed Tavon Austin to the active roster. Overthecap has provided the details of his deal, though in a form that seems confusing to me, but the numbers suggests that Austin signed a qualified contract. Austin will be paid the minimum for a seven-year veteran ($1.05M) prorated for the remaining 5 games out of the 17-week season. 5/17ths of $1.05M is $308,823. That is the amount of cash that Austin is scheduled to receive from the Packers for this season. However, I care about cap, not cash.

Assuming it was a qualified contract, Tavon Austin would count for cap purposes the same amount as the minimum for a player with two credited seasons.