Patriots defensive tackle Tommy Kelly has restructured the final year of his contract, creating about $800,000 in cap space for the team.

Kelly was set to earn $2.5 million in his contract -- $1.95 million in base salary, a $50,000 workout bonus and $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses.

As part of the restructured pact, it now breaks down this way:

Signing bonus: $100,000

Base salary: $955,000

Roster bonuses: $800,000 ($50K per game he's on the 46-man active list)

Total value: $1.85 million

The deal also includes the following playing-time incentives:

20 percent -- $95,000

30 percent -- $195,000

40 percent -- $345,000

50 percent -- $495,000

60 percent -- $645,000

(The maximum Kelly can earn in playing-time incentives is $645,000. Thus, the maximum value of the new contract is still $2.5 million.)