Comments on: Not every first-round contract will be easy to negotiate

By: pturner81

pturner81 — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:36:21 +0000

Great article

By: philsgoodman

philsgoodman — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:29:01 +0000

I get the impression that the Patriots traded in to 21 and 25 specifically or this reason…

By: jasonrjung

jasonrjung — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:25:17 +0000

Look at the teams rushing to sign all their draft picks and tell me if you see a pattern?

By: jasonrjung

jasonrjung — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:23:22 +0000

Actually last year there were a few holdouts. Justin Houston was the last pick signed by the Chiefs and he was a 3rd rounder. I’m sure he wanted 2nd round money because he was a first round talent but anyway, Patriots, Chiefs, and the really conservative GM’s will NEVER rush to get rookie contracts completed if they could save a few bucks by waiting. Especially now the Chiefs at 11th picked Poe, doesn’t get the 5 year deal but will be the top deal of the 2nd tier…that deal will hold up a bunch of others or it will cause a bunch of others to fall in line.

By: descendency

descendency — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:53:29 +0000

All of this should have been negotiated and set in stone when they negotiated the CBA.

I mean, were they jerking off for 3 months before they started real negotiations?

By: CKL

CKL — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:34:14 +0000

Thursday, Chandler Jones tweeted that he was all excited and had some great news. That tweet almost immediately was deleted and he insisted the news was that he was moving to MA. Methinks the news was really contract related and he got the first “no no” talk from his agent through the Pats. We’ll see.

By: cliffordc05

cliffordc05 — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:56:11 +0000

This is exactly the type of article I appreciate from this site. Thank You.

By: terp41

terp41 — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:40:10 +0000

oh no!terrel suggs lost for year…..ouch…..lol

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:10:07 +0000

sixburghrules says:

And BTW steelersaresuperiorineveryway6welookdownandlaugh

You’re a moron and make Steeler fans look as STUPID as you!

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If you read his longer posts, they’re like an SNL parody. He’s not a Steelers fan, and his objective is to make Steelers fans look stupid. But he can never hope to make us look as ridiculous as our rivals …

clevelandschronic2 says: Steelers—Cant forget rape women and take cheap shots either

Their junior-high digs are barely literate. Sad, isn’t it?

By: offkiltereagle

offkiltereagle — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:38:17 +0000

The steelers have won 6 championships. You on the other hand have won a minimum wage life in your parents basement.

By: clevelandschronic2

clevelandschronic2 — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:36:42 +0000

Steelers—Cant forget rape women and take cheap shots either

By: mikewhorio

mikewhorio — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:14:38 +0000

nyyjetsknicks says:
May 11, 2012 8:23 PM
I thought the rookie wage scale took a lot of the negotiating off the table?
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Did you even read the post? Please don’t waste your own time and everybody else’s time by commenting on a post you didn’t even read.

By: eeerockski

eeerockski — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:11:10 +0000

and u lose in the playoffs to a qb that completes less than 50% of his passes. way to go.

By: offkiltereagle

offkiltereagle — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:58:52 +0000

What’s this “we” $hit? I highly doubt you were lacing it up with Terry and the boys or even ballin with the Bus. So if you’re going to talk smack at least do it with the proper grammar, and good luck going anywhere with the aging and now rusted steel curtain squad you’re rolling out this year.

By: ravenmuscle

ravenmuscle — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:49:37 +0000

Like hell you do…The Ravens win Championships while kicking stooler a$$.

You’ll get your asse$$ kicked TWICE again this year…LOSERS.

I notice no stooler fans come to Baltimore anymore for FEAR

By: pftfollower

pftfollower — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:47:36 +0000

There is a formula for draft picks, we need a chart for how much success and money agents costs their players long term when the hold out as rookies.

And its usually over $1 million dollars or less in the end, a drop in the bucket for most first round players over their career. Even if they only ever get one contract.

By: sixburghrules

sixburghrules — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:11:35 +0000

And BTW steelersaresuperiorineveryway6welookdownandlaugh

You’re a moron and make Steeler fans look as STUPID as you!

By: sixburghrules

sixburghrules — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:09:54 +0000

Holdouts under the new CBA = Bad vibes with staff

By: hoosierdore

hoosierdore — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:43:01 +0000

steelersaresuperiorineveryway6welookdownandlaugh says:
May 11, 2012 8:52 PM
We win championships.

Athletes won six championships while playing for the people that offered them monie. You are probably (hopefully) not old enough to have even watched me from your couch. Stop putting your life’s sadness on display to the world.

By: ihateclevelandandphillyandbaltimore

ihateclevelandandphillyandbaltimore — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:41:30 +0000

All the time sixburgh baby

By: steelersaresuperiorineveryway6welookdownandlaugh

steelersaresuperiorineveryway6welookdownandlaugh — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:52:43 +0000

We win championships.

By: clarkisgod

clarkisgod — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:40:44 +0000

For what little they are signing for compared to previous years, I don’t see a holdout happening. Apples to Oranges from previous rookie contracts.

By: Stiller43

Stiller43 — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:29:33 +0000

You need to (re)watch the episode of seinfeld where they talk about button up shirts and how the the button 2nd to the top makes the shirt and if it’s in no mans land it looks just weird….well…your button is in no mans land.

By: nyyjetsknicks

nyyjetsknicks — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:23:20 +0000

I thought the rookie wage scale took a lot of the negotiating off the table?