Financially, DK Metcalf’s two-game suspension could impact more than the two game checks he’s set to miss. His suspension for actions the NFL deemed to be “conduct detrimental” to the team automatically triggers a void in the guaranteed money of the rest of Metcalf’s massive contract he signed as part of his trade from the Seattle Seahawks this offseason.
As CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones outlined Tuesday night, Metcalf’s future guarantee money is voided. That doesn’t necessarily mean he will lose any money, but he no longer has the protections originally included in his contract.
“His four-year, $132 million contract from March, reviewed by CBS Sports, notes that if he “fails… to practice or play with the Club for any reason,” which includes “Player’s suspension by the NFL or Club for Conduct Detrimental,” his guarantees “will be NULL AND VOID,” Jones wrote.