Wiz Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Minnesota just proved that pulling a Wolford is still okay in the NFL. Marv needs to put a clause in the next restricted free agent contract that the signee has to be the highest paid player whose birthday falls on a Tuesday and is from a non-private university east of the Mississippi with a non-animal mascot.
Dan Gross Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Minnesota just proved that pulling a Wolford is still okay in the NFL. Marv needs to put a clause in the next restricted free agent contract that the signee has to be the highest paid player whose birthday falls on a Tuesday and is from a non-private university east of the Mississippi with a non-animal mascot. 637918[/snapback] but only if the team he's coming from has a very highly paid player with the same qualifications....
drnykterstein Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Can you word a contract to say "If you are not on a team who plays 8 games per year in Orchard Park, NY you will be paid $53 million, otherwise you may be paid $1 million"?
Lurker Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 What comes around goes around. If raiding teams' RFAs or using poison pills becomes SOP for GMs, my guess is Buffalo'd probably be at a disadvantage down the road.
DCgirl Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Can you word a contract to say "If you are not on a team who plays 8 games per year in Orchard Park, NY you will be paid $53 million, otherwise you may be paid $1 million"? 637934[/snapback] No but you can say if you are not on a team who plays 8 games per year in Orchard Park, NY your $50 million contract is guaranteed otherwise only $5 million of the $50 million is guaranteed (and the incentive to reach $50 million is winning 5 Super Bowls in a row). The NFL decided after Wolford that you can't increase the overall value of the contract with a poison pill so Minny made sure the overall value was not increased - just the guaranteed part.
The Rev.Mattb74 ESQ. Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Minnesota just proved that pulling a Wolford is still okay in the NFL. Marv needs to put a clause in the next restricted free agent contract that the signee has to be the highest paid player whose birthday falls on a Tuesday and is from a non-private university east of the Mississippi with a non-animal mascot. 637918[/snapback]
PromoTheRobot Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 The Arbitrator ruled such contracts are legal except for teams that play in an open-air stadium named after their owner located next to a community college. PTR
drnykterstein Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 No but you can say if you are not on a team who plays 8 games per year in Orchard Park, NY your $50 million contract is guaranteed otherwise only $5 million of the $50 million is guaranteed (and the incentive to reach $50 million is winning 5 Super Bowls in a row). The NFL decided after Wolford that you can't increase the overall value of the contract with a poison pill so Minny made sure the overall value was not increased - just the guaranteed part. 637947[/snapback] Oh snap! Git er' done Marv!!
beerme1 Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 What comes around goes around. If raiding teams' RFAs or using poison pills becomes SOP for GMs, my guess is Buffalo'd probably be at a disadvantage down the road. 637943[/snapback] True but ol Ralph would feel better about stickin it to the man right now, wouldn't he?
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