TAMPA, Fla. Buccaneers star passionate player Shaquil Barrett not only received a new four-year contract worth up to $ 72 million on Monday, but was also awarded a $ 1,372 million franchise settlement following a complaint that submitted to the NFL Players Association. last year, a source told Adam Schefter, ESPN.
The money will count against the Bucs’ salary cap in 2021. There will be no grievance hearing, which would be the next step. The Bucs decided to settle it, and in turn, Barrett could recover the lost earnings.
The grievance stems from the fact that the NFL does not distinguish between outside and inside lineout players when calculating the franchise amounts, nor does it take the scheme into account. Franchise figures are based on the top five salaries in each position.
Barrett is technically a linebacker in the 3-4 scheme of defense coordinator Todd Bowles, but his job is primarily to rush the passer, like a 4-3 defensive end, as opposed to being in the short passing game in the cover to fall.
In 2020, the franchise amount for linebackers was $ 15.828 million, while it was $ 17.788 million for defense purposes.
A closer examination of Barrett’s acceleration supports his argument.
Over the past two seasons – including the post-season in 2020 – Barrett has played a total of 171 of 1,851 snaps (9.238%) in coverage and 1,086 snaps (58.67%) that have chased the passer (the remaining 594 snaps came against the run-up). By comparison, infield player Lavonte David played a total of 1,342 snaps and 207 snaps that rushed the passer.