Report: Chiefs, 5th Round Pick Cameron Sheffield Agree To Terms

by Joel Thorman on Jul 16, 2010 11:20 AM CDT

Citing a league source, Brian McIntyre of Mac's Football Blog reports the Chiefs have agreed to terms with fifth round pick Cameron Sheffield.

Per McIntyre, the deal runs four years -- as opposed to the three year deals the Chiefs did last year -- and also includes the roster bonus and not the signing bonus.

Sheffield's contract has a base value of $1.984 million dollars, and includes a fully guaranteed $194,450 roster bonus in lieu of a signing bonus. The maximum value of Sheffield's contract is $2.75 million dollars.

The roster bonus falls in line with what the players before and after him received as signing bonuses.

141. Chicago Bears - Joshua Moore, CB, Kansas State - Signed (4-years, $1.988M; $198,000 signing bonus)
142. Kansas City Chiefs - Cameron Sheffield, LB, Troy
143. Jacksonville Jaguars - Larry Hart, LB, Central Arkansas - Signed (4-years, $1.982M; $192,800 signing bonus)

This would be the second Chiefs draft pick under contract after safety Kendrick Lewis. We'll wait for the Chiefs official confirmation.

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is a roster bonus just when you get put on the 53 man roster you get that money?

or is it guaranteed even he is relegated to practice squad?

Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.

by jrcnc on Jul 16, 2010 11:24 AM CDT reply actions

Pretty sure he gets that money on the day it's due

Signing bonuses can be spread out so the cap hit you take is a little lighter. But there’s no cap, so…

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by Joel Thorman on Jul 16, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions

cool thanks joel

Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.

by jrcnc on Jul 16, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions

If that's true then it completely makes sense to do roster bonuses for all rookies this year

Joel, do you know if there’s a “Rookie Pool” this year as well? I don’t know how it all works together, but if there is a pool then maybe that’s why so many other teams are sticking with the signing bonus structure?

Predictions:
This year will be better

by jmcgoblue on Jul 16, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah there's a rookie pool, which makes this more confusing

B/c a signing bonus wouldn’t count towards that all at once but a roster bonus would.

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by Joel Thorman on Jul 16, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks.

That is weird then…seems like it will make it more difficult to sign the higher picks. Then again, do the rookie signing/roster bonuses count against that rookie pool? For some reason I thought the pool was pretty small last season (like $3-4million) but TJ received a much larger signing bonus than that figure.

Predictions:
This year will be better

by jmcgoblue on Jul 16, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Good deal!

by tomahawk44 on Jul 16, 2010 11:29 AM CDT reply actions

Warpaint may be just a memory, but the thoroughbreds are coming.

by gregorychief on Jul 16, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Another one signed

Can’t wait to see everyone signed and on the field for camp.

Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.

by TRSChief on Jul 16, 2010 11:34 AM CDT reply actions

That's nice.:)

by Chiefsfan1970 on Jul 16, 2010 11:42 AM CDT reply actions

Real news, yaaaaaaaa!

The Chiefs will finish .500 or better in 2010.

by Tony Perkins on Jul 16, 2010 11:42 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

Yeah Finally

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
Go Chiefs!

by ARROWHEADSHANE on Jul 16, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions

This better not be the Climax of our Friday signing news...

"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"

by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 16, 2010 11:43 AM CDT reply actions

seems like a lot of signings are going down today..hopefully more for us

Kerry Meier signed with the Falcons and Travis Goethel signed with the Raiders

by tomahawk44 on Jul 16, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions

add Bengals Geno Atkins to that list

by tomahawk44 on Jul 16, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Word.

by BigRedChief on Jul 16, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Amen

I’m hoping for multiple announcements today

The Chiefs will finish .500 or better in 2010.

by Tony Perkins on Jul 16, 2010 11:53 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Asamoah and Moeaki would be good progress.

by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 16, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions

They can't sign on the same on the

same day…….that is too much of a tongue twister……;>}

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by G.L. on Jul 16, 2010 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Roster Bonus

My guess is they are doing Roster bonuses instead of signing bonuses because it is an uncapped season. They are probably expecting that part of the new CBA will include verbiage that states signing bonuses from this season will applied to salary caps moving forward. If you don’t have to worry about how much you spend this season; pay it and get it off the books. That way if a salary cap based system is reinstituted with a new CBA, and this season retroactively counts towards it, we just created a TON of additional cap space moving forward. Brilliant move by Scott and others.

by Stone Throwers on Jul 16, 2010 12:18 PM CDT reply actions

I was thinking that too

but I don’t know the ins and outs of it all that well. I’m hoping you are correct.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
Go Chiefs!

by ARROWHEADSHANE on Jul 16, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah I was thinking that as well

But roster bonuses don’t protect the team as much as a signing bonus does, from the team’s perspective. Roster bonuses are earned immediately and can’t be taken away, if I recall. Not that it should matter with these players and such little money (relatively speaking).

There’s also the rookie cap to worry about. The Chiefs have about $6 million they can technically spend on the rookies this year. Roster bonuses count against that money immediately while signing bonuses are divided by the length of the contract.

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by Joel Thorman on Jul 16, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions