Redskins 2014 Salary Cap Status

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Originally Posted by Schneed10

Boo. Knowledge fail.

It has a team option for a 5th year. I would expect them to negotiate with him after year 4. If the negotiations don't go well they'd exercise the 5th year option to keep him around one more year and buy time for more negotiations.

What is this mean then?

Under the NFL’s rookie pay system, the Redskins would have to exercise their option for a fifth year of the deal following Griffin’s third season. Because he was a top 10 draft pick, Griffin’s fifth-season salary would equal the average salary of the 10 highest-paid NFL quarterbacks