Pride Of Detroit on Jahmyr Gibbs
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Rolling guarantees make this contract harder to cut Jahmyr Gibbs... if the Lions were to cut Gibbs in 2028, they would still be on the hook for that entire salary, because it became fully guaranteed in March of 2027.
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Rolling guarantees make Gibbs' extension costly to cut despite flexible restructure options.
The Lions structured Gibbs' three-year extension with rolling guarantees that make the contract harder to cut despite fewer option bonuses and void years than recent Detroit extensions. The contract includes $8 million guaranteed in 2028 (locked in March 2027), $8 million guaranteed in 2029 (locked in March 2028), and $3.5 million guaranteed in 2029 (locked in March 2029). If cut before March 2029, Gibbs would still generate $20,019,800 in dead cap—saving only $7.5 million in cap space. The Lions could use a June 1 designation to split the ~$20 million dead cap over two years ($13 million in 2029, $7 million in 2030), but the contract is structured to keep Gibbs on the roster through the team's Super Bowl window.
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