DMN: Rivera's future
Rivera's future
Only a few days after the season ended Marco Rivera had back surgery for the second time in three years on the same disk, and is future is in serious doubt.
Doctors and trainers have told me players can often return from the first disk surgery without much trouble, but the second one always causes problems. Darren Woodson would be a good example. It forced him to retire a year or two too early.
So what happens if Rivera is cut? He is scheduled to count $3.625 million against the salary cap. If the Cowboys cut him, then $4.875 million in signing bonus proration comes forward, which means it would cost the Cowboys about $1.2 million in space in 2007.
They could always count Rivera as a "June 1" casualty and take $1.625 million against the cap this year, saving them $2 million this year, and the remaining $3.2 million next year. If they choose to go that route, I can see them delegating Rivera a "June 1" cut in the not-so distant future.
Only a few days after the season ended Marco Rivera had back surgery for the second time in three years on the same disk, and is future is in serious doubt.
Doctors and trainers have told me players can often return from the first disk surgery without much trouble, but the second one always causes problems. Darren Woodson would be a good example. It forced him to retire a year or two too early.
So what happens if Rivera is cut? He is scheduled to count $3.625 million against the salary cap. If the Cowboys cut him, then $4.875 million in signing bonus proration comes forward, which means it would cost the Cowboys about $1.2 million in space in 2007.
They could always count Rivera as a "June 1" casualty and take $1.625 million against the cap this year, saving them $2 million this year, and the remaining $3.2 million next year. If they choose to go that route, I can see them delegating Rivera a "June 1" cut in the not-so distant future.
posted by The Gryphon at 11:18 AM
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