The real numbers are in on the contract signed last week by Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall.  And just like last year, when the $10 million annual average in the deal signed by cornerback Nate Clements was exposed to be worth in reality a bit over $9 million per year because the eighth year with a base salary of $16 million was literally phony, Hall’s deal has a base value of less than eight figures a season.

A league source tells us that the deal is actually worth only (only?) $66.28 million over seven years.  And that works out to a yearly average of $9.467 million, less than the $9.5 million annual average of the deal signed by cornerback Asante Samuel with the Eagles.

The other $3.71 million comes from escalators tied to playing time.  Hall might eventually earn those amounts, but they don’t kick in until year five, driving up the annual salaries in the out years of the deals and, as a practical matter, making it more likely that the team will opt to terminate the arrangement after four or five seasons.

Hall’s deal pays out $28.927 million over three years, $34.882 million over four, $43.126 million over five, and $53.659 over six.

The last year has a base salary of more than $12.6 million.  Of course, if the salaries continue to skyrocket, $12.6 million could look like a reasonable deal come 2014.