The Oakland Raiders have done it again, handing out another contract that is way out of line with the league’s pay scale. Last offseason the Raiders signed CB Nnamdi Asomugha to a three-year $45 million contract (one that could be worth up to $50 million, with $28.5 million guaranteed). Around the same time, Oakland made P Shane Lechler the highest paid punter in league history, signing him to a four-year $16 million contract. No doubt, Oakland has to overpay players to keep them from testing unrestricted free agency, but these contracts were (and are) insane.
Now ESPN is reporting that Raiders PK Sebastian Janikowski has agreed to a four-year $16 million contract, with $9 million guaranteed (which almost seems like a bargain [...]
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Among the half-dozen Steelers approaching unrestricted free agency, K Jeff Reed is one of the team’s most difficult decisions. As you may know, Reed has been Pittsburgh’s placekicker since Nov. 2002, having converted 187 of 227 field goals (approximately 83.5%) during the regular season and 16 of 18 (89%) in the post-season. The best thing Reed has going for him is that he’s proven he can kick accurately at Heinz Field - no small consideration, as it’s arguably the most difficult place to kick in the NFL. Reed also has extensive post-season experience - including two Super Bowl rings – also a big plus, as the Steelers expect to be Super Bowl contenders next year and beyond and would no doubt prefer a degree of certainty at the position.
On [...]
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November 23, 2009 by
Tom Buckley |
2009 NFL Draft,
Bill Kenney,
David Vobora,
Jeff Reed,
Kansas City Chiefs,
Kelvin Kirk,
Mr. Irrelevant,
NFL,
Pittsburgh Steelers,
Rhys Lloyd,
Ryan Succop
In the 1976 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers were the first team to ever select Mr. Irrelevant. 33 Years later, no one would have imagined that the Steelers would regret being the trend setter.
Ryan Succop, the 254th overal pick in the NFL draft this year became the 4th "Mr. Irrelevant" to ever start in the NFL. For those who don't know what that is, "Mr. Irrelevant" is the player who is picked very last in the draft every year. Oddly enough, the NFL actually gives a prize pack away to the player who is picked last. The NFL will give the "winner" is a week long expense-paid vacation, where they hold events to celebrate the players "irrelevance" in the draft, and even give the player a "fake" trophy that resembles the Heisman Trophy(which is the NCAA's MVP trophy.)
Ironically, the [...]
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