Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com reports offensive lineman Justin Smiley, who was traded to the Jaguars took a major pay cut in order to get the deal done. Per a league source, Smiley's 2010 pay has been cut to $2.5 million. He'll get a $1.25 million guaranteed base salary, a $750,000 roster bonus, and a $500,000 workout bonus. Next year and in 2012, his salary will be $2 million, with a $500,000 workout bonus. In other words, he's gone from $13 million over three years to $8 million over three years. Source: Profootballtalk.com
well, at least he admitted that he wasn't worth the money he was making ......... although he didn't have much choice because nfl contracts aren't guaranteed so he had to take whatever his new team was offering pretty much .....
