Fezmid Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/foot...ex.html?cnn=yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTW_BillsFan Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Cut or not, Pay the man his money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 You expect Portis to honor a contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plastic Cup Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 At least Mr. Ohalete will learn a valuable lesson. Get the cash in hand before you give up the number next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 you are basicaly buying a number for 40,000 bucks. at the time you baught it, you did not know you could of had it for free if you just waited. cus there was a chance that he could have made the team. 40,000 buck to make sure you got the number. he only got a multi MILLION dollar signing bonus... he cant be expected to stand buy a contract he made with some bum who got cut... this just shows what kind of man Portis is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVJ Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 I hope they double the damages for pain and suffering. Then I hope his lawyer charges him ten grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 He bought it for $40 grand. Just because he only paid half of it up front doesn't mean he gets out of the other half. I am so sick of stupid people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTW_BillsFan Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 You expect Portis to honor a contract? 352266[/snapback] Your so right, most of these guys want a new contract a year after they sign a contract. What a bunch of A-holes. Portis is a jerk. 20k for him is like $50 bucks to us.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 You expect Portis to honor a contract? 352266[/snapback] You expect a U of Miami Hurricane to honor a contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-n...ov=ap&type=lgns portis is gonna pay 18K of the remaining 20K... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live&DieBillsFootball Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 I always thought that it was kind of sleazy to have players buy their favorite number from another player. It should be based on seniority only. If a guy wants to give up his number for free, so be it. But this payment for a number is sleazy. The guy with the number doesn't want to give it up to a rookie but he will if he is paid enough for it. But, Portis is an a-hole for not paying. They even wrote up a contract since the other guy didn't want to trust Portis' word. Guess he must of thought Portis was a sleazebag if he wouldn't just take his word on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawnboy1977 Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 This is probably the most ridiculous story I have ever heard. The man is actually sueing Portis for something that was written on a cocktail napkin!! I cannot believe our justice system is being subjected to such ludicrosity! This thing should be thrown out of court for watsing everyone's time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobot Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 ludicrosity? Did you mean Stewpiddity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Actually, I hear the argument that Portis is making a couple times every week. It goes something like this: Customer: I had an order out there to buy XYZ stock at $9.00. Did I get filled? Me: Yeah, you were filled at $9.00 at 10:10 this morning. Customer: Really? Where is it trading now? Me: Last trade was $8.20, down $1.05 on the day. Customer: Oh, then I don't want it then. Me: Do you want me to sell it for you? Customer: No, I want you to cancel the original buy. Me: (Sigh) Well, that's not how it works. Are you new to trading? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACKMARINO Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 I recall Richard Huntley wanting number 33 from Sammy Morris when he was in camp with the Bills and blamed his poor pre-season/camp play to not having his number. Morris refused to give the number up even when Huntley offered a bunch of money, then Huntley got cut. It would have been great to see Huntley dish out the dough for the jersey then get cut. LOL - Sammy could have kept the money and his number. I think Sammy just gave Sam Gash no. 33 when he came back and switched to 31 remind me of the movie "the fan" with de niro and snipes. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 are you kidding me? He offers 18k to settle this? He was holding out for the extra 2k. Come on! Forget the money, at that point it is principle. I would take him to court anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfladave Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Actually, I hear the argument that Portis is making a couple times every week. It goes something like this: Customer: I had an order out there to buy XYZ stock at $9.00. Did I get filled? Me: Yeah, you were filled at $9.00 at 10:10 this morning. Customer: Really? Where is it trading now? Me: Last trade was $8.20, down $1.05 on the day. Customer: Oh, then I don't want it then. Me: Do you want me to sell it for you? Customer: No, I want you to cancel the original buy. Me: (Sigh) Well, that's not how it works. Are you new to trading? ... 352410[/snapback] This is why I would never open a new account with a trade of more than $5000 without some assets already in the account. Of course I learned that lesson the hard way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 The 'great' uniform number dispute between Clinton Portis and Ifeanyi Ohalete has thankfully been settled, sparing us from watching Roger Cossack(sp?) explain who's right and who's wrong. Portis paid Ohalete 38000 of a promised 40000 and they stayed out of court. Here's an interesting tidbit from ESPN about Jeff Feagles:" Eli Manning, for example, had to pay for punter Jeff Feagles' family vacation to Florida to snag the preferred No. 10 after the New York Giants drafted Manning with the No. 1 overall pick in 2004. Feagles also got a new outdoor kitchen in his home from Plaxico Burress when he gave Burress his No. 17 after the wide receiver signed with New York. Feagles has this thing down pat. Just keep looking for the best available number and wait for the team to sign a FA or draftee who is willing to give you stuff. He's gotten a nice vacation and an outdoor kitchen, ginsu knives could be next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Portis is not that all that bright. It doesn't matter that the guy doesn't play for the team, he signed his name to a contract and he would have lost in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Didnt Richard Huntley pay Sammy Morris some money to get his number during Traning Camp a few years ago? And then Huntley went on to get cut...so Morris ended up with the number AND the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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