After beginning the week with less than a million in cap space, the Giants cleared $5 million by restructuring left tackle Nate Solder’s deal.
Solder, whose 2019 salary of $12.9 million was fully guaranteed, will still get the same amount of cash this year; however for bookkeeping purpose, the Giants shaved $7.5 million off his 2019 base salary, and turned that into a bonus that now becomes prorated over the remaining life of the contract starting this year.
Per Over the Cap, Solder’s prorated signing bonus, which had been $4 million per season ($16 million in total) will rise to $6.