Jamie Collins' 2021 Salary-Cap Number Revealed

Linebacker Jamie Collins agreed to restructure his contract in order to aid the Detroit Lions' salary-cap situation.

Back in March of 2020, the veteran linebacker signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Lions.

Like many other organizations, the Lions have used the ability to tack on voidable years on a player's contract to spread out the salary-cap hit over a few seasons.

Now, the details of his new agreement have been revealed, and it saves the Lions $6.34 million off of this year's cap.

Detroit converted $7.925M of his 2021 salary and bonuses into a signing bonus.

According to The Athletic, "Jamie Collins restructure details: Base salary reduced from $8.8 million to $3.8 million, with three voidable years tacked on the end of the contract (2023-25). Lowers his cap hit by $4M this year, down to $7.33M."

Additionally, linebacker Christian Jones and cornerback Desmond Trufant have been released in cost-saving measures.

Trufant's release opened up approximately $6 million in cap space.

Jones had $2.2 million in dead money, but his departure saves Detroit $2.6 million in cap space for 2021.

Jamie Collins restructure details: Base salary reduced from $8.8 million to $3.8 million, with three voidable years tacked on the end of the contract (2023-25). Lowers his cap hit by $4M this year, down to $7.33M.
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) March 10, 2021

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