Ravens offered Gerald McCoy $8 million guaranteed?

Gerald McCoy agreed to sign with the Panthers today, opting to remain in the NFC South rather than venture to the Browns or Ravens in the AFC North. Apparently, however, Baltimore did everything it could to bring McCoy into the fold. McCoy landed a one-year, $8 million pact from Carolina that could be worth as much as $10.25 million. However, only $4 million of that is guaranteed, and as Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports, the Ravens were willing to give McCoy double that amount in fully guaranteed money (video link). RapSheet adds that the Browns also put together a strong package that may have surpassed the Panthers’ offer. It’s unclear what incentives Baltimore or Cleveland were offering to enhance the value of their proposals, but many of the incentives in McCoy’s Panthers deal do not seem especially difficult to achieve (provided he remains healthy). McCoy is due $3 million in base pay — and it’s not as if the Panthers are going to cut him to avoid paying that salary — and he can earn $500K in camp-roster

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