Redskins rookie signing thread

[REDSKINS4ever]

RG3 may sign the type of deal similar to what Cam Newton signed last year. The Panthers gave Newton a basic 22 million dollar guaranteed contract. I can see the Redskins giving Griffin III a deal similar with added incentives.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

RG3 may sign the type of deal similar to what Cam Newton signed last year. The Panthers gave Newton a basic 22 million dollar guaranteed contract. I can see the Redskins giving Griffin III a deal similar with added incentives.

I thought the basic contract was set from where he was drafted and the only thing that can be negotiated was bonuses and performance type stuff. Cam was signed before the new deal was done.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I thought the basic contract was set from where he was drafted and the only thing that can be negotiated was bonuses and performance type stuff. Cam was signed before the new deal was done.

You sure about that?

[lockeroomman]

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[lockeroomman]

my RG III jersey

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[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by lockeroomman

my RG III jersey

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I might purchase RG3's jersey from that website myself.

[mbedner3420]

I always get weary when they have an option to pay via western union...

[lockeroomman]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

I always get weary when they have an option to pay via western union...

i choose to pay by credit card ,which is safer .

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

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This one looks pretty rough. BTW what is the elite Red color on the Redskins jerseys ( the color is a dark maroon and a far cry from the regular burgundy home jersey )? That isn't a color we wear anymore is it? Or is it something new for this year ( which I doubt )or is that the throw back jersey we wore a couple of years ago with the spear helmet?

I do like the RG III throwback for this year though. The gold numbers and name are growing on me. As well as the simplicity of the design.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

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ELITE RED in question.

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RG III 30s throwback.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

No. FD is wrong. No player could sign before the new CBA was done.

[MTK]

The lockout ended on 7/25/11, Cam signed on 7/29/11.

[lockeroomman]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The lockout ended on 7/25/11, Cam signed on 7/29/11.

that's right

[NC_Skins]

This is why I hate NFL owners.

NFL - Tug-of-war over guarantees delays signings of some top draft picks - ESPN

The debate is over the "offset." The teams who draft the first eight players want to be relieved of their guaranteed obligations if they cut a draft choice and he signs with another team. Agents say the player should be able to get all his guaranteed money from his first team and keep the new money from the new team.

****ing asshats are what they are. After not having to pay 50 mil in guaranteed money, they are now haggling over a couple mil? Really? The contracts are guaranteed for the 4 years. PERIOD. If you don't like it, tough shit. If you want to cut them, you still own them. Get over it and ****ing sign the players you cheap bastards.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

This is why I hate NFL owners.

NFL - Tug-of-war over guarantees delays signings of some top draft picks - ESPN



****ing asshats are what they are. After not having to pay 50 mil in guaranteed money, they are now haggling over a couple mil? Really? The contracts are guaranteed for the 4 years. PERIOD. If you don't like it, tough shit. If you want to cut them, you still own them. Get over it and ****ing sign the players you cheap bastards.

It doesn't sound to me like an owner driven issue:

It's an agent's job to poke as many holes in a system as possible. Offsets are considered no-brainers and are part of the standard language of contracts. Players and their agents consider it a victory when there is no offset language in contacts because it gives them a chance to make a few extra dollars.

The work of smart agents destroyed the first rookie salary pool. When the old CBA started in 1993, rookie salaries were supposed to be slotted around cap numbers. Agents came up with second-year option bonuses that kept the first-year cap number low and put the player in position to collect huge bonuses. Before long, option bonuses and guarantees grew to $50 million. When the Raiders fanned on No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell, they had to absorb a $32 million mistake because of the option bonuses and guarantees in his contract.

Since it took a lockout and threats of losing the 2012 season to get the current rookie salary pool, teams don't want this new system ruined.

It makes sense to me that if a guy gets cut, and another team wants him, then they ought to pick up a bit of the salary. Of course, if a pick 1-8 gets cut the team has bigger issues at hand usually.