Tyler Thigpen
Position: Quarterback
QB Tyler Thigpen signed a 3 year $9 million dollar contract with the Buffalo Bills on
July 29, 2011. Thigpen received a signing bonus of $1.5 million and a roster bonus of $1 million in 2011.
Base salaries are $1,000,000(2011), $2,500,000(2012), and $3,000,000(2013).
On August 31, 2012 Thigpen renegotiated his contract. His new base salary for 2012 is $1,000,000 and we are estimating he received a $500,000 signing bonus.
The renegotiation also voided the final year of his contract and he will be a free agent in 2012.
| Year | Cap Value |
Dead Money |
Cap Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $2,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2013 | $3,500,000 | $500,000 | $3,000,000 |