Mickey Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 This means that Miami now has a second rounder it could trade to us for Travis, it would be the 46th overall. Lenny P. reports: After two months of staring longingly at Patrick Surtain, the Chiefs finally blinked. Kansas City acquired Surtain, a three-time Pro Bowl cornerback, in a trade Friday after acquiescing to the Dolphins' demands for a second-round draft choice. Surtain must pass a physical exam and the pertinent paperwork must be filed with the NFL for the deal to be official. All parameters of the trade, including a new contract for Surtain, have been agreed upon in principle. Surtain will sign a seven-year contract worth $50.8 million, with $14 million in guarantees included, league sources have told ESPN.com. The deal makes him the third highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, behind Denver's Champ Bailey and Baltimore's Chris McAlister. Surtain was en route to Kansas City on Friday morning to undergo a physical. The teams have been talking on and off for several weeks, ever since the Dolphins granted Surtain and his representatives permission to seek trade scenarios. The one constant in the negotiations: Miami was steadfast in maintaining that it would not trade Surtain for less than a second-round pick. The Chiefs had been offering a fourth-rounder, but finally reconciled that it would take a second-round choice to complete a deal. The teams also swap fifth-round choices in this weekend's draft. In securing Surtain, one of the NFL's premier cover cornerbacks, the Chiefs fill one of their most pressing needs. Team president and general manager Carl Peterson has done a nice job this offseason addressing a defense that statistically ranked next-to-last in the league in 2004. Acquiring Surtain, however, clearly is the most significant defensive upgrade the Chiefs have made since the conclusion of last season. Only two days ago, Peterson acknowledged that time was running out for the possibility of the trade. Dolphins coach Nick Saban countered by noting that Miami would simply retain Surtain for this season rather than deal him for less-than-market value. The trade earlier this week of Raiders cornerback Phillip Buchanon, in which Houston sent second- and third-round picks to Oakland, helped validate Saban's asking price. Buchanon is younger than Surtain but hardly as accomplished. Surtain, 28, was scheduled to earn a base salary of $5.85 million with the Dolphins for the coming season and carried a hefty salary cap charge of about $8.3 million. The seventh-year veteran, a second-round pick of the Dolphins in 1998, has appeared in 108 games and started 82. For years, the former Southern Mississippi player teamed with Sam Madison to give Miami one of the top cornerback tandems in the league. For his career, Surtain has 29 interceptions and 86 passes defensed, along with 340 tackles, 6½ sacks, four forced fumbles and four recoveries. He has recorded at least two interceptions every season of his career and had five or more pickoffs three times. Last season Surtain played in 15 games and had four interceptions and 11 passes defensed. Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. To check out Len's chat archive, click here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 As far as I am concerned Miami can go screw. The price to Miami for Travis will be nothing less than a first-rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 So as it stands now, the Felons will be on the clock at least twice before the Bills? Oh, the humanity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Corn Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 I would guess that Nate Clements can't wait for his shot at FA next year. Even though Surtain's deal was officially a trade, it still provides a basis for Clements to demand big bucks next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeBill Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Now there is a cornerback who is getting paid even more. Grr.... Nate is going to hit the jackpot next year. And I don't think it will be with the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound_n_Fury Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 I would guess that Nate Clements can't wait for his shot at FA next year. Even though Surtain's deal was officially a trade, it still provides a basis for Clements to demand big bucks next year. 312819[/snapback] You can say that again: "Surtain will sign a seven-year contract worth $50.8 million, with $14 million in guarantees included, league sources have told ESPN.com. " http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/stor..._len&id=2043410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 I think Surtain's depature will in the end hurt the Stinkin' Fish more than it help them this season. But I think the trade helps KC a lot. The AFC West is going to be a tough division this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunTheBall Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Now there is a cornerback who is getting paid even more. Grr.... Nate is going to hit the jackpot next year. And I don't think it will be with the Bills. 312825[/snapback] Unless he pulls an Andre Reed with a yanked hammy and gets no offers. How was that for bad timing? RTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 After seeing the $ Surtain got, it now appears more and more likely i will be changing my name here on TSW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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