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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 462193" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I was listening to the WTMJ pregame show yesterday and the discussion turned to Jennings' contract and the other stars that will need to be extended in the near future. They turned to Mark Tauscher, a new commentator on the show. I find him to be very intelligent generally and of course knowledgeable about NFL matters. Guess which phrase he used in describing the difference between the franchise tag and signing a long-term extension? Yep, "financial security". So it's not just common language usage and common sense as applied to this situation, it's also a term at least one recent NFL player - and of course I've heard many other pro athletes use it. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">There are examples from every franchise of players being overpaid, not just the most obvious. For example, how much money did Justin Harrell receive vs. how much he <em>earned</em>? How 'bout Brian Brohm? In addition to getting paid 4 years of his rookie contract, including signing bonus in Green Bay, Javon Walker received $15M in bonuses alone in Denver before bilking Oakland out of millions. Thank goodness Thompson isn't as foolish as many GMs, but before his tenure as GM, how 'bout Joe Johnson? It's not always a "play for pay league" - Ryan Leaf is another example of a player producing next to nothing for the millions he received. </span></span> <span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">You seem to get upset a lot. Relax, this is at least a nice distraction from the Packers' "performance" yesterday. What happened to Cullen Jenkins or any other vested vet (per the CBA which was bargained by the NFLPA)? If they are waived or their current teams don't tag them and pay them multi-millions for one year, they are free to go to the highest bidder. It IS an at will arrangement for vested veterans per the CBA - which the players of course agreed to! That IMO is the biggest flaw in your argument: If the CBA is unfair to players, why did the NFLPA agree to it and why don't the players get better representation? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The minimum salaries this season for a rookie, one year, two year and three year player are: $390K, $465K, $540K, and $615K. The vast majority of players get paid more. The minimums increase each year of the CBA so an undrafted rookie who makes a team this season and sticks for the next two years gets paid: $390K, $480K, and $570K. That's nearly a million-five. And everyone else makes more. Not bad for a first job out of college. And here's another fact: After leaving the NFL all players are "allowed" to work for a living and/or start their own business, just like the rest of us. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 462193, member: 4300"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]I was listening to the WTMJ pregame show yesterday and the discussion turned to Jennings' contract and the other stars that will need to be extended in the near future. They turned to Mark Tauscher, a new commentator on the show. I find him to be very intelligent generally and of course knowledgeable about NFL matters. Guess which phrase he used in describing the difference between the franchise tag and signing a long-term extension? Yep, "financial security". So it's not just common language usage and common sense as applied to this situation, it's also a term at least one recent NFL player - and of course I've heard many other pro athletes use it. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]There are examples from every franchise of players being overpaid, not just the most obvious. For example, how much money did Justin Harrell receive vs. how much he [I]earned[/I]? How 'bout Brian Brohm? In addition to getting paid 4 years of his rookie contract, including signing bonus in Green Bay, Javon Walker received $15M in bonuses alone in Denver before bilking Oakland out of millions. Thank goodness Thompson isn't as foolish as many GMs, but before his tenure as GM, how 'bout Joe Johnson? It's not always a "play for pay league" - Ryan Leaf is another example of a player producing next to nothing for the millions he received. [/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]You seem to get upset a lot. Relax, this is at least a nice distraction from the Packers' "performance" yesterday. What happened to Cullen Jenkins or any other vested vet (per the CBA which was bargained by the NFLPA)? If they are waived or their current teams don't tag them and pay them multi-millions for one year, they are free to go to the highest bidder. It IS an at will arrangement for vested veterans per the CBA - which the players of course agreed to! That IMO is the biggest flaw in your argument: If the CBA is unfair to players, why did the NFLPA agree to it and why don't the players get better representation? [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]The minimum salaries this season for a rookie, one year, two year and three year player are: $390K, $465K, $540K, and $615K. The vast majority of players get paid more. The minimums increase each year of the CBA so an undrafted rookie who makes a team this season and sticks for the next two years gets paid: $390K, $480K, and $570K. That's nearly a million-five. And everyone else makes more. Not bad for a first job out of college. And here's another fact: After leaving the NFL all players are "allowed" to work for a living and/or start their own business, just like the rest of us. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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