Report: Cardinals C Rodney Hudson agrees to base salary reduction for 2023

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Report: Cardinals C Rodney Hudson agrees to salary reduction for 2023

Cardinals C Rodney Hudson has reportedly agreed to reduce his 2023 base salary from $8.25 million to $2.05 million, per ESPN's Field Yates.

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[Mainstreet]

The article read like it could be a step towards retirement.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

The article read like it could be a step towards retirement.

He can take AJ with him

 

[Harry]

Certain retiree

 

[QuebecCard]

He can take AJ with him

AJ leaving is a given.

 

[QuebecCard]

JAN 07 (with the JJ and Hudson moves)

2023 Cap space: $31,802,236

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$43,802,236 with the eventual release of R. Anderson

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[BritCard]

The article read like it could be a step towards retirement.

Yup almost certainly this is because he's retiring.

 

[BritCard]

JAN 07 (with the JJ and Hudson moves)

2023 Cap space: $31,802,236

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$43,802,236 with the eventual release of R. Anderson

There's another easy $7m+ available too

I like trading back even more. Pick up a bunch of extra picks. Fill out the roster with younger players and blood them next year so that by the time Kylers back we can maybe put a run together. And add some younger FA vets with the healthy cap space we have.

 

[QuebecCard]

There's another easy $7m+ available too

I like trading back even more. Pick up a bunch of extra picks. Fill out the roster with younger players and blood them next year so that by the time Kylers back we can maybe put a run together. And add some younger FA vets with the healthy cap space we have.

If they trade DHop there is an $8.1 gain to the Cap with a $22m (dead money) hit. I can't calculate it precisely, but it would be considerably more than that if they could split the Cap ramifications of the said 'dead money' hit. It would probably mean that the bulk of the savings would be post-June 1, which is ok because it would pay for the draft class.

I wouldn't trade back from pick #3, but possibly from #4. Definitely try to move around in the latter rounds to build the belly of the team.

 

[BritCard]

If they trade DHop there is an $8.1 gain to the Cap with a $22m (dead money) hit. I can't calculate it precisely, but it would be considerably more than that if they could split the Cap ramifications of the said 'dead money' hit. It would probably mean that the bulk of the savings would be post-June 1, which is ok because it would pay for the draft class.

They can split it with a post June 1st designation. So $11m this year and $11m the year after which is most likely. So an extra $19m next year.

 

[kerouac9]

They can split it with a post June 1st designation. So $11m this year and $11m the year after which is most likely. So an extra $19m next year.

If he retires I don’t think it matters. The most important consideration is that $1 million roster bonus he was due in March.

If he took it as a signing bonus and retires, it gets spread over the remainder of the deal.

If they got rid of it altogether weird chose but also awesome.

 

[QuebecCard]

They can split it with a post June 1st designation. So $11m this year and $11m the year after which is most likely. So an extra $19m next year.

This was how I was looking at it.

And it would an extra $19m this year, with the $11m available after June 1.

 

[BritCard]

If he retires I don’t think it matters. The most important consideration is that $1 million roster bonus he was due in March.

If he took it as a signing bonus and retires, it gets spread over the remainder of the deal.

If they got rid of it altogether weird chose but also awesome.

Sorry was talking about D-Hop on that one. Not Hudson. We digressed.

This is going to be a problem for us next season. It's not a great draft for C. There are no sure fire hits. It's going to take some actual good scouting which rules us out. I like Steve Avila from TCU about as much as anyone else but it's a tough group.

And FA really sucks too. It's a real bunch of crap.

I'd like to see them work Leccy Smith into the position. It might be the best option.

 

[QuebecCard]

If he retires I don’t think it matters. The most important consideration is that $1 million roster bonus he was due in March.

If he took it as a signing bonus and retires, it gets spread over the remainder of the deal.

If they got rid of it altogether weird chose but also awesome.

We were discussing a DHop trade, and his $22m 'dead' money hit.

 

[Redsz]

He's all but retired. You get the sense that he never really wanted to be here and the 11 win season just delayed the inevitable.

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

There's another easy $7m+ available too

I like trading back even more. Pick up a bunch of extra picks. Fill out the roster with younger players and blood them next year so that by the time Kylers back we can maybe put a run together. And add some younger FA vets with the healthy cap space we have.

Gotta love you guys, Cardinal fans for years and still dreaming such positive dreams of the future. You forget to add, when KM gets back they can get back working on that cure for cancer.

We are the Cardinals, damn it. Stop with all this stuff of dreams!

 

[football karma]

usually i am up on the salary cap maneuvers --

but if he is retiring -- why does his 2023 salary matter at all?

 

[QuebecCard]

usually i am up on the salary cap maneuvers --

but if he is retiring -- why does his 2023 salary matter at all?

No idea. May involve Cap relief now and the balance being assigned to June 1.

 

[Goodyear Card]

usually i am up on the salary cap maneuvers --

but if he is retiring -- why does his 2023 salary matter at all?

maybe is not retiring. Thats all I can think of.

 

[Harry]

usually i am up on the salary cap maneuvers --

but if he is retiring -- why does his 2023 salary matter at all?

Salary can’t be spread out.

 

[football karma]

Salary can’t be spread out.

but if he is retiring, they wont pay it anyway

 

[PJ1]

He won’t retire. Will just sit out with an assortment of ailments.

 

[Stout]

AJ leaving is a given.

Eh, Brit can rationalize keeping him around. Remember that age doesn't matter

 

[ajcardfan]

but if he is retiring, they wont pay it anyway.

I know I thought, "He's not retiring? Huh!"

 

[Stout]

Dude retired last summer.