Details of the new free agent contracts have slowly trickled in today.
WR T.J Houshmandzadeh is scheduled to make $5.9 million against the salary cap this year, DT Colin Cole will create a$2.5 million cap hit and OL Ray Willis will go $1 million against the cap.
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Mike Sando provides complete details of the trio's contracts.
Cole's contract appears wisely back loaded, increasingly making more money the longer into his his deal. The structure of his contract is not surprising because Cole will have to prove he is more than a back up, his primary roll in Green Bay.
Willis's deal increases to $2 million the second year, nothing staggering and less than expected as he entered free agency.
Houshmandzadeh's deal spikes in 2010, going $7.9 against the cap. If he does not perform this year, it's likely Ruskell will cut him to save the room.
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