Not even 24 hours after news surfaced that the Patriots re-signed IDL Danny Shelton, ESPN’s Field Yates reported the details of the former 12th overall pick’s contract.
Danny Shelton's deal with the Patriots is for one-year with a signing bonus of $75,000, a base salary of $805,000 and bonuses/incentives worth up to $150,000. Cap charge: $1,001,875.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 21, 2019
After waiting more than two months on the open market, this modest one-year deal was clearly Shelton’s best option.
After sending the Cleveland Browns a 2019 third round pick in exchange for Shelton and a 2018 fifth rounder last March, the former Washington Husky dressed for 13 games, started one of them.