Bucs restructure Jackson, Nicks deals

Vincent Jackson - WR - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 28, 2012 - 11:35 AM ET

Bucs restructured the contracts of WR Vincent Jackson and LG Carl Nicks in order to free up nearly $18 million in cap space for 2013.

Jackson was scheduled to earn a base salary of $13 million in 2013, but Tampa Bay turned $12.16 million of that into a 2012 roster bonus that will be prorated over the life of the contract. The cap hit for Jackson next season now sits at $3.472 million. Nicks was set to earn a base salary of $12.5 million in 2013, but the Bucs followed the same strategy and turned $11.785 million of it into a 2012 bonus.

Source: ESPN.com

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