The $3m is BULLSHIT, it's a well know fact that journalists can't even add up primary school lunch money.
According to Zero, there are 15 players off contact this year, being Jack Cogger, Matt Doorey, Adam Elliott, Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Kieran Foran, Tyrone Harding, Morgan Harper, Kerrod Holland, Tui Katoa, Marcelo Montoya, Sauaso Sue, Isaiah Tass, Aiden Tolman, Brandon Wakeham and Sebastian Winters-Chang.
Foran is on $1.2m (back ended from Year 1 $0.8m and Year 2 $1.0m) and from the $3m that leaves $1.8m between 14 players.
Tolman is also in his last year of a back ended contract reportedly $700k (back ended from Year 1 $400k and Year 2 $550k). That leaves $1.1m between 13 players.
Leaving out the 3 players between 27 and 30 on $80k each, and the 2 Development players on $60k, that leaves $740k between 8 players.
That's $92.5k each ................. BUT the Salary cap is $110k minimum for 2020 .............. ooops.
So whoever in Foxsports wrote this needs to go back to primary school and learn how to add up, because plainly they can't
FWIW my quick back of the envelope addition ends up a bit over $4m.
Go Dogs