@AdamSchefter: Just in time for camp: Titans announced they agreed to contract terms with their first-round pick, QB Marcus Mariota. Done deal.
@adbrandt: Mariota was not going to miss a minute of camp. Preset contract, no leverage to get Titans to change offset policy.
@AlbertBreer: Per source, the Titans and Marcus Mariota were able to reach a compromise with partial offsets as part of his deal.
Cool for the Titans, but the reaching continues.
I only like it because it still pisses Chip off.
I can't wait to see how that disaster goes with Barbie at LT...
Pardon my ignorance....
WTF is an "offset"?
WTF is an "offset"?
An issue in rookie contracts, especially under the new CBA.
Offset language relates to what happens to a playerâs salary if heâs cut during the first four years of his career, while heâs still playing on his rookie contract. For the top 15 to 20 picks in the draft, those four-year salaries will be fully guaranteed, even if a player is waived at some point during those four seasons. For example, if a player has $4MM in guaranteed money remaining on his contract and is cut, heâll still be owed that $4MM.
However, if a team has written offset language into the contract, that club can save some money if and when the player signs with a new team. For example, if that player who had $4MM in guaranteed money left on his contract signs with a new club on a $1MM deal, his old team would only be on the hook for $3MM, with the new team making up the difference. If thereâs no offset language on that first deal, the old team would continue to be on the hook for the full $4MM, and the player would simply earn an additional $1MM from his new club.here:
More here:
http://www.profootballrumors.com/offset-language/
Application in the Mariota case (from Yahoo Sports):
We explored why it has taken so long to sign the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft, and it came down to "offset language" in his contract. In short, adding offset language protects teams from having to pay out the full guaranteed portion of a player's contract if they happen to decide not to pick up the final year of his five-year contract. Without offsets, a player can collect the full money from the team while also "double dipping" by signing and collecting money from his new team as a free agent.
The Titans sent a firm stance publicly (and likely told Mariota's camp this the second they drafted him, or perhaps before): They would insist he'd take the offsets in the contract and that it was a precedent they were not willing to bend on. They hadn't given it up to previous first-round picks, and they were not about to start with Mariota, as much as they apparently like him.
Thx cuqui
unless you can sign with the new club for a lot more (and why would you, you were cut) why not take the minimum with the new team if the dollars you get are all the same. Screw the team that cut you.
@AdamSchefter: Steelers announced a two-year contract extension for HC Mike Tomlin that will keep him with team through at least the 2018 season.
Wonder if he'll be ready for week 2 at Lambeau. Guy's a baller.
@AdamSchefter: Seahawks' Earl Thomas, recovering from torn labrum, told @Edwerderespn he will not be ready for camp and regular-season opener is uncertain.
If this was about Jay Cutler they would have said torn labia.
Just splitting hairs.
Jay doesn't sustain a torn labia. He sustains an abused labia.
...and a Lithuania and an Estonia too.
Bizarre question.
Am I the only X4 poster (outside of Fedya most probably) who has ever been to Lithuania?
Found this funny:
I believe Iowacheese has been to Lithuania. I know Jaymo has traveled alone to Labia many times. Sometimes twice the same night.
TE Jermaine Gresham is visiting with the #Packers, per a source. Intriguing option for Green Bay.
â Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) July 24, 2015
Well this is interesting.
Gresham is a good athlete.
Didn't he just have back surgery?
Easy, I am 1/4 Lithuanian!
Re Gresham surgery, yup, for a herniated disk in March.
A quick web surf indicates:
Former first round pick who, despite making 2 Pro Bowls and averaging over 50 catches a season, wore out his welcome in Cincy, coaches reportedly thought he was soft and too penalty prone;
Making the rounds over the past week or so, visits to Oakland, New Orleans, and the Cardinals so far. Saints and possibly Cards offered contract but he's still out shopping.
Next bizarre fact.
2 of perhaps the greatest 10 N.F.L. players of all-time are Lithuanian
Ditka. Unitas.
I'm done.
Hold on a damn second Blair Kielsky. Ditka isn't top 5 in Bears history.
Walter, Dent, Butkus, Sayers, Grange, Hester, Cutler, Conte.
Hold on there young fella.
Dude practically invented the position.
I respectfully disagree.
Ron Kramer was a pretty damn good just before Ditka and I bet you young punks don"t know of him either.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09...l/13kramer.html?_r=0
Old people here, step up!
Halas invented the position. He just needed someone no one saw coming.
You're not talking a Viking fan newbie here. I've paid attention the last 45 years.
So explain the "War on Poverty" to me, smart guy.
He said war on poverty, not war on educated voters.
Scholars also insist "war on poverty" was a self funded and produced Rodger Goodell documentary that was stalled and eventually halted by Mark Davis.
And Lindy Infante calling the plays. With Bob Slowik as your DC and Marquand Manual manning the S position.
On the other side, you have Anthony Dilweg leading in a landslide but watch out! The crusty old gym teacher in football coach shorts is still chugging away!
Gresham probably using Green Bay to increase his value. We've seen this show before.
Wonder if he ends up signing a one year 'prove it' deal.
Originally Posted by Boris:
Gresham probably using Green Bay to increase his value. We've seen this show before.
We have. However dumdum Quarless doesn't help things either. I can't imagine him not getting a multi-game suspension. Which is likely what's fueling this "visit".
Speaking of dumdum. What could possibly go wrong here?:
Via Mike Rodak of ESPN.com, the Bills have instructed McCoy to remove an Instragram post inviting only women to a party scheduled for Sunday night.
The post used a Bills logo behind a photo of McCoy.
âWe have reached out to LeSean and informed him that players are not permitted to use team marks for personal use without prior permission from the team,â the Bills said in a statement issued to ESPN.com.
Itâs unclear whether the party also has been scrapped. Via Anna Orso of PennLive.com, anyone responding to the ladies-only RSVP was required to confirm that she is 21, with full name as seen on an appropriate ID. Any interested guests also were directed to submit a picture and to provide information regarding Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter accounts.
Anyone attending also was informed that a confidentiality agreement would be signed upon entry. Upon confirmation, the guest will receive âpick up/drop off location and attireâ information.
Shady is a genius!
Me & my friends did this when we were 18....minus the confidentiality agreement.
Me & my friends did this when we were 18....minus the confidentiality agreement.
So, their OL coach is punching teenage boys, their HC just jumped out of an airplane, and their #1 RB is looking to go Caligula?
What a wonderful world.
