I'm not an NFL finance guy, so I was wondering what would happen if we went into the next pre-season with the intention of trading Tua, there was zero interest, and he ultimately decided to retire? What happens with his contract at that point?
I'm convinced that he's done with football due to the hip (or something similar limiting his movements). He could ride the bench for two seasons to collect almost $100M...which would be great reason to stay. But I have a feeling that he's not the type of person to milk a franchise to the point of setting them back years.
Could there be a retirement settlement or something? I'm genuinely curious how that works. I do remember with the Colts and Manning, they continued to pay him after he retired with the neck injury...but it seems like they did that voluntarily.
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Yeah, there is zero way, imo, that Tua signed that contract thinking he was physically in great shape.Sceeto likes this.
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I think Miami might want to consider getting their money back
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Tua would never retire with that amount of money owed.
His agent has already had all the conversations with him since the benching. Theyre going to ride it out and get every guaranteed dollar owed.
The reality is, there is two options available right now.
either Tua is going to be an expensive backup for one more season like Kirk Cousins was for the Falcons… that way the dolphins can cut Chubb, Tyreek and move on..
Or the dolphins give tyreek and chubb one more season and proceed with moving on from Tua.
i have huge doubts they move on from all 3. That would be the biggest dead cap bill in history by lightyears
regardless of which way they go, tua most likely has at most a single season left on the dolphins -
From the Dolphins perspective, were he to retire, the cap implications would be exactly the same as cutting him. 99m in dead money in 2026, which wrecks the salary cap.
From Tua's perspective, it would mean giving up a 15m option bonus that he's due at the start of the league year, and then 39m in salary.
And so I think its obviously in his best interest to have his people try and work out a trade somewhere that's processed after June 1, even if the Dolphins get next to nothing in return, where he goes to another team and makes that cash this year, and is essentially a no risk option for that team for two more seasons. Probably somewhere that needs a bridge QB, not a long term answer. Most likely, the Dolphins would need to eat some of that 39m in the form of a bonus to make it happen.