seahawks sign Nate Burleson To offer sheet.

RANDYMOSS84

Well there goes another good player.

joestalin

Looks like Williamson is the man there now!

JS

Axtell

Heard a pretty interesting caveat of the contract.

5 million of it is guaranteed, UNLESS he plays 5 games in the state of minnesota, then the entire 49 million becomes guaranteed. Seattle won't play 5 games there, so they won't have to guarantee that money, but if the Vikes match it, they have to guarantee the entire deal.

I guess there were similar clauses in the contract with Seattle's guard, so this was their way of getting back.

baseballfanatic

<< <i>Heard a pretty interesting caveat of the contract.

5 million of it is guaranteed, UNLESS he plays 5 games in the state of minnesota, then the entire 49 million becomes guaranteed. Seattle won't play 5 games there, so they won't have to guarantee that money, but if the Vikes match it, they have to guarantee the entire deal.

I guess there were similar clauses in the contract with Seattle's guard, so this was their way of getting back. >>




I heard this also, and its the first time I have heard of anyone adding this clause. Watch for it to be become something that both sides look into since this is probably the start of a real "sticky" point for both sides.....

Axtell

I suspect at some point the commissioner will step in and say these types of provisions aren't legal.

I remember the first time I heard something like this was in that movie 'late shift' which described the late night battle between Letterman and Leno and the 'Tonight Show'. CBS offered Dave a contract which was for hundreds of millions if they couldn't put him on at 11:30. Any contract which CBS offered him NBC had the option to match. Since Leno was already installed at 11:30, they would either have to move Leno or pay Letterman this outrageous sum of money. Brilliant contract ploy (Michael Eisner was his agent who brokered the deal).

DaBeef

Vikes are going into the pot. Made one good move, getting rid of Tice...

Axtell

I can see the new coach and new owner wanting to put their stamp on the team, so they gutted everyone who was a name and was tied to the old regime.

Now, if they could only get Matt Millen out of Detroit, then the NFC north might be competitive again.