[CBFF] Interesting blurb from PFT (grain-o-salt needed)

[Kenny Claxton]

That has never been a creditable source.


Kenny

On 7/7/06, Matt Langschwager <matthewindc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Remember people this IS profootballtalk.com.  No need to get worked up until we here these same numbers from a credible source.
>
>  Matt
>
> Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
>  If Briggs really passed-up a deal to make him the second highest paid
> player on the team, he's a fool. He hasn't come close to doing what
> URL has done, so how can he really expect to get those kind of
> dollars?
>
> Frig'n Rosenhaus.
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> > I could see the Briggs stuff getting ugly.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> > [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Madsen
> > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 10:03 AM
> > To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> > Subject: [CBFF] Interesting blurb from PFT (grain-o-salt needed)
> >
> > POSTED 7:08 a.m. EDT, July 5, 2006
> >
> > THE DAILY BRIGGS AND VASHER UPDATE
> >
> > Since there's absolutely nothing else going on right now in the NFL
> > -- and given that the entire July 4 holiday stretch has unfolded with
> > no new arrests of current or former players -- we're going back to
> > the well with the latest information we've obtained regarding
> > contract squabbles between the Bears and two of their young players
> > who made it to the Pro Bowl as a byproduct of the team's success in
> > 2005.
> >
> > As to linebacker Lance Briggs, we've learned that the contract he
> > turned down earlier in the offseason would have given him the
> > second-highest spot on the team's pay structure, behind only
> > linebacker Brian Urlacher. Previously reported as a package with
> > $12.5 million guaranteed and a $5.5 million annual average, the deal
> > would have paid $18 million over the first three seasons. But that
> > offer, as we understand it, is currently off of the table, and it's
> > not coming back.
> >
> > A league source tells us that part of the concern with Briggs is that
> > he's not sufficiently self-motivated, and that if he's not working
> > out with the team he puts on weight. Thus, it'll be interesting to
> > see whether he shows up for training camp of his contract year in
> > good shape.
> >
> > Another source told us that the knock on Briggs coming out of
> > college, and which could still make teams shy away from him in free
> > agency, was that he hung with a bad crowd and was "average" as a
> > player who made a lot of tackles but played small at times. Also, a
> > reader dug up an item indicating that Briggs apparently was in the
> > thick of the player-led revolt against former Arizona coach John
> > Mackovic, which could be regarded as a drawback in some NFL cities.
> >
> > Regarding cornerback Nathan Vasher, we've gotten positive feedback
> > from league insiders regarding our Tuesday analysis of the points
> > that his agent, Mike Sullivan, made in an e-mail sent to us on
> > Monday. And one source has reminded us that the Bears have not
> > extended the rookie contract of a player with only two years in the
> > league. Brian Urlacher, for example, had three seasons under his
> > belt before he received his extension.
> >
> > Our guess? If Vasher can perform in 2006 like he did in 2005, he'll
> > likely end up in line for a long-term deal.
> >
> > Meanwhile, the Bears shouldn't be penalized for finding in round four
> > of the 2004 draft a guy who turned into a Pro Bowler. As we
> > explained on Tuesday, guys who get drafted earlier, in hindsight,
> > than they should have don't pay back bonus money. Thus, the guys who
> > play well despite getting drafted late should merely focus on
> > performing until the time comes to get paid.
> >
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