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Details have already emerged on the new two-year deal stuck between the Patriots and special teams ace Nate Ebner.
According to the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin, the deal has a total value of $5 million.
Patriots Nate Ebner got a two-year, $5m deal with $1.2m guaranteed (his signing bonus). Can make $2.8m this year and $2.2m next year. Base salaries of $1.2m and $2m. Per-game roster bonuses of $400k and $200k.
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) March 14, 2018
The breakdown:
2018
Salary: $1,200,000
Signing bonus proration: $600,000
Per-game roster bonuses: $225,000 (9 games “likely to be earned”)
2018 Cap Figure: $2,025,000
2019
Salary: $2,000,000
Signing bonus proration: $600,000
Per-game roster bonuses: $200,000
2018 Cap Figure: $2,800,000
Ebner, who tore his ACL in the team’s ninth contest of the 2017 season, will carry a 2018 cap figure of $2.025 million — which ranks 23rd on the team. His 2019 cap figure currently stands at $2.8 million.
Between Ebner and fellow special teams stalwart Brandon King, the Patriots have committed $7.6 million in cash over the next two years to sure up a unit that consisently leads the best in NFL discussion.
The deal brings to Patriots available 2018 cap space number to a shade under $20 million.