The details of Brandon Marshall's one-year contract, as reported by ESPN's Field Yates, show what minimal financial risk the Seahawks are taking with the 34-year-old receiver. Marshall can make up to $2.155 million, but almost half of that is tied to incentives, and his only guaranteed money is a $90K signing bonus. His base salary of $1.015 million is the minimum for a player of his experience. The remaining $1.05 million is in incentives for catches (up to $350K), yards (up to $350K) and touchdowns (up to $350K). Marshall would need at least 70 catches, at least 800 yards and at least seven TDs to cash in on the full amount, though he can earn less in each category as the incentives are tiered. The bottom line: The Seahawks could move on from Marshall relatively painlessly before the season if they so choose, he's heavily incentivized to have a bounce-back season, and it still won't cost Seattle much more if he does.
