Sorry if I missed something, but doesn't $3.5M x 4 years equal $14M?
To go 3 years on this would be $4M per year.
To go 4 years on this would be $3m per year. You can't sign a 4 year contract at $3m per the rules below. You'd have to bump to $3.5m to make that work. Unwritten rules - we've always allowed GM's to increase their bid after winning to make a longer contract work
Salary - Max Years
$5m+ - 5 years (the overall limit)
$3.5 to $4.9m - 4 years
$2 to $3.4m - 3 years
$0 to $1.9m - 2 years