Playoff-bound teams scratching star players late in the season is a widespread strategy in the NFL, but it can often come at the players' expense.
Breakout star wide receiver Robert Woods was a healthy scratch in Week 17, which likely cost him $200,000 in performance bonuses. The Los Angeles Rams, though, righted a wrong based on that decision in a tongue-in-cheek way.
The Rams made it up to Woods on Wednesday by renogotiating his deal to add $200,019 to a $3-million roster bonus he's due this offseason, a league source told ESPN's Field Yates.
Woods finished his first season with the Rams with 781 receiving yards in just 12 games, earning him a $400,000 bonus. If he'd reached the 800-yard mark, his bonus would've been $600,000.
That extra $19 was added as a subtle acknowledgment of his career year.
Based on Woods' 13.9 yards per reception average, he would've needed just two catches to exceed the 19 yards for him to claim the extra $200,000 in the final week of the season.
