New CBA Impacting Rookie Deals

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by goTitans.com, Jul 20, 2006.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. goTitans.com

    goTitans.com A living legend. Staff

    15,768
    39
    0
    SUMMARY: Negotiations between the top draft picks and the teams who drafted them has moved slowly this year due, in part, to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Though the rookie pool has increased 5%, contracts can only be prorated over five years for most first-rounders this season instead of six the previous seasons. Those changes could cause contracts to contain less signing bonus money up front, money that will have to be recouped elsewhere in the deal. "Because of that, the signing bonuses are going to be smaller, and you’re having to look at roster bonuses, options and incentives to make that up and to get a fair deal based on last year’s contracts," Agent Bus Cook said. "It’s the structure that has changed. It’s affecting everybody across the board, the players, the clubs and the agents. It’s really going to affect the high first-round picks."

    What do you think about this article? Post your comments below.
     
    #1 goTitans.com, Jul 20, 2006
  4. Titansfan10

    Titansfan10 Camp Fodder

    448
    6
    0
    good old bus cook
     
    #2 Titansfan10, Jul 20, 2006
  7. PhiSlammaJamma

    PhiSlammaJamma Critical Possession

    8,305
    663
    479
    They got their cost of living increases lol. And somehow the nfl teams will find a way to recoup it with a lower signing bonus. Something just sounds wrong about that. The Players sound like they are making wild projections. Either that, or the NFL owners are really cheap *** *******s.
     
    #3 PhiSlammaJamma, Jul 20, 2006
  10. A.D.

    A.D. It's (insert day of week here) & Colts still SUCK Staff

    2,869
    1,872
    719
    The rookies will be paid more than any rookie class ever before. It will just be structured differently.
     
    #4 A.D., Jul 20, 2006
  13. TitanKid4Life

    TitanKid4Life Guest

    they will get more in the long term, but not as much up front
     
    #5 TitanKid4Life, Jul 20, 2006
  16. fltitan

    fltitan Guest

    Jeff I know this is off subject but wasnt sure where else to put it. New Orleans is releasing Dwight Smith who started started and was probably their best defensive player last year. He plays safety but can play corner and nickel. This might be a great place to spend some of the 9 mil cap space and add depth in the secondary. Any chance we might go after him, he is a winner and shouidnt be to expensive. Again sorry about being off subject guys.
     
    #6 fltitan, Jul 20, 2006
  19. GoT

    GoT Strength and Honor

    69,350
    19,804
    1,659
    with a year less on the initial contract signing bonuses should be lower. 5 years instead of 6 is 16% drop take in about 3% cola and a signing bonus drop of about 13% would seem reasonable.

    But agents are not known as reasonable people.
     
    #7 GoT, Jul 20, 2006
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Style
GT Classic

  • Welcome to goTitans.com

    Established in 2000, goTitans.com is the place for Tennessee Titans fans to talk Titans. Our roots go back to the Tennessee Oilers Fan Page in 1997 and we currently have 4,000 diehard members with 1.5 million messages. To find out about advertising opportunities, contact TitanJeff.

  • The Tip Jar

    For those of you interested in helping the cause, we offer The Tip Jar. For $2 a month, you can become a subscriber and enjoy goTitans.com without ads.

    Hit the Tip Jar