The two-year contract that quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick just signed with the Jets is essentially a one-year contract. That much you know.

But here's exactly how the process will work, with voiding Fitzpatrick's 2017 contract year: Five days after the Super Bowl, the contract will automatically void if Fitzparick is still on the Jets' roster. No action needs to be taken by the Jets or Fitzpatrick.

That's why it doesn't really matter what Fitzpatrick's (fake) base salary is in 2017. For what it's worth (nothing), that base salary is listed as $2 million -- the same base salary he is making this season.

Fitzpatrick's (fake) base salary in 2017 didn't need to be prohibitively high, to force the Jets to void his deal next offseason, because the deal is going to automatically void. Which makes things simpler.

Those contract details were provided to NJ Advance Media by a league source who has seen the details.

The Jets gave Fitzpatrick a $10 million signing bonus, so this is actually a one-year, $12 million contract.

Even if Fitzpatrick re-signs with the Jets after his contract voids next offseason, his $5 million dead money salary cap figure (the prorated signing bonus) will remain on the Jets' books in 2017, as a cap hit.

Fitzpatrick's cap hit this year is $7 million. Because of some clever accounting, with the voidable year, the Jets were able to fit Fitzpatrick under their 2016 cap without restructuring other players' contracts.

Earlier this offseason, the Jets offered Fitzpatrick a three-year, $24 million contract that included $12 million in Year 1 and $15 million in total guaranteed pay.

Fitzpatrick bet on himself by taking a one-year deal, but he can still make $15 million. His deal includes $3 million in incentives. The incentives are tiered -- a combination of his playing time and making the playoffs, along with potential bonus money related to an AFC Championship Game or Super Bowl run.

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