When Christian Barmore’s contract extension with the New England Patriots was reported earlier this week, the oft-used “up to” dollar amount initially made the rounds. In this case, the number was $92 million: this was the four-year deal’s maximum value.
In order to reach those levels, however, Barmore will have to hit all of the incentives in his new extension. Those incentives are totaling $8 million, meaning that the base value of the deal stands at “only” $84 million.
As for the difference between those numbers, it can be broken down in identical opportunities.