St. Louis Rams Running Back Steven Jackson has agreed terms on a monster new deal - one that takes him straight to the top of the salary league.
ESPN.com's John Clayton reports that the mega-deal is two tiered, and essentialy makes for a win-win situation no matter what happens to Jackson. Either he hits the performance triggers on a $49.3m 5 year deal, or the Rams cut short the deal after a 3 year $29m deal with $21m guaranteed. If Jackson were to hit Free Agency in 2011, he would be in position to land a rare 'third contract'.
Ironically, Jackson's drafting in the first round, is a typical example of how a Running Back can suffer by being tied to a long term, undervalued rookie deal. Jackson signed a contract worth just $7m as a Rookie in 2004, and was entering the final year of that deal. Once a Rusher falls past the top 10, the money they receive is often out of synch with their role on the field. A Running Back is unlikely to get a decent payday after the age of 28, and so most RB's are well aware that to make the big bucks, they need a big payday at the end of their rookie deal.
Should help pay for those colonics.
Thursday 21 August 2008
Gene Upshaw has died
Longtime director of the NFL Players Association, two-time Super Bowl winner and Hall of Famer, Gene Upshaw, has died of Pancreatic Cancer, aged 63.
Our thoughts are with his wife, Terri, and sons, Justin, Daniel and Eugene Jr.
Our thoughts are with his wife, Terri, and sons, Justin, Daniel and Eugene Jr.
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