Now that you mention it I kind of remember people griping about that during the season, I guess I like the option for the final 2 years, they protect themselves if working out a new deal with Revis' dickhead agents doesn't go very smoothly. Do you know what the deadline is to exercise those options?
Rotoworld says it's done! http://rotoworld.com/content/Home_NFL.aspx They have a link to the Newsday report
According to the Daily News, we have signed Victor Gholston. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...ts_ink_draft_pick_victor_gholston_to_f-1.html Jets ink draft pick Victor Gholston to five-year, $40 million contract BY RICH CIMINI /DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Thursday, July 24th 2008, 10:15 PM Victor Gholston inked one of the richest contracts in Jets history. Disgruntled tight end Chris Baker isn't disgruntled anymore, and rookie pass rusher Vernon Gholston has a new contract. Could it be? Yes, the Jets could make it through the summer without any contract-related headaches. Gholston, the sixth pick of this year's draft, finalized a five-year contract Thursday, according to an NFL source. It's worth about $40 million, including at least $20 million in guarantees, making it one of the richest contracts in team history. The former Ohio State star didn't sign in time to participate in the first two practices of training camp, but he was expected to join the team last night and be on the field for today's 1:30 practice. Baker, who issued a pay-me-or-trade-me demand last month at minicamp, toned down his blistering rhetoric, taking the good-soldier approach. Huh? He was placated by the Jets' apparent willingness to at least discuss his contract situation. Baker said he's confident of a peaceful resolution, although he wouldn't say what that might be. "At least the two sides are talking," Baker said. "That's a good thing, as opposed to a month and a half ago, when there wasn't much of anything. ... With everybody working toward a solution, it makes me feel better." Baker, who claimed last month that the Jets reneged on a promise to renegotiate, has two years remaining on a four-year, $6.6 million contract. He's due to earn $683,500 this season in base pay. The Jets, perhaps trying to avoid another Pete Kendall-like fiasco, may have told Baker they would consider a restructured deal if he keeps quiet and toes the company line. Baker said his agent, Jonathan Feinsod, reached out to the Jets about a week ago. Feinsod declined to comment. Baker, 29, said he had no issue with the team's decision to place him on the physically-unable-to-perform list. He has a sore back and expects to be practicing "pretty soon." He doesn't want to be traded. "I want to be here," said Baker, who boycotted the offseason program. Maybe the Jets learned a lesson from last summer, when their camp was filled with turmoil - Kendall's ugly divorce and a lengthy holdout by rookie Darrelle Revis. A year after fighting for a six-year deal with Revis, they settled for five with Gholston. SHORT & SWEET: As promised, Eric Mangini kept both practices under two hours. A year ago, they averaged 2:23. "He won a few more people over today," said safety Kerry Rhodes....Former Jets WR Al Toon was elected to the Packers' board of directors.
Thats awesome. Good for Al. Wouldn't it be nice if the Jets did things like that? Do They? I guessed, 48M with 24 guaranteed. I almost had it right-- Gholston's getting 50M wit 21 guaranteed.
No. The Packers are publicly owned. There are more than 10,000 share holders who make those decisions, not a moron like Johnson.
Sweet! I can't wait to see this guy on the field. If he pans out the way he's supposed to than he's going to make this defense and Brick a lot better.
Did Cimini actually write Victor Gholston. What a dunce. Just like the loon who wrote he was from Michigan.
btw - in other news Gholston signs...its official http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show/2282--ghol-in-the-fold-vernon-s-signing-announced
