NFL Random Thoughts

[JimLeavy59]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/attendance/_/sort/homePct

59,960 aint a bad number.

Pittsburgh needs to sign Tebow, gotta fill that stadium.

[JimLeavy59]

Some of this money being handed out.

[NAHSTE]

Some of this money being handed out.

I know! It's almost as if teams are not obligated to pay in full!

[Guest]

Some of this money being handed out.

Yes, but most players won't see a dime of it. With the guaranteed money loaded up in the first 2-3 years of contracts, the teams are off the hook after that if they want to cut the player.

[Influence]

Yes, but most players won't see a dime of it. With the guaranteed money loaded up in the first 2-3 years of contracts, the teams are off the hook after that if they want to cut the player.

I've heard that D'Qwell Jackson's contract is only 5.5M guaranteed the first year, with the remaining years in the contract basically being team options the way it was written or something like that. I could be wrong, but here's the contract broken up and a little more simplified thanks to ESPN.

In 2015, Jackson is due a $4.63 million roster bonus that is guaranteed only if he is on the roster on the fifth day of the league year. He then earns an $870,000 base salary, guaranteed for injury.

That $5.5 million in ’15, then, is truly not guaranteed. Because the Colts will be able to decide if Jackson’s play in 2014 merits the pay/bonus in 2015.

The deal looks even more iffy in ’16 and ’17. In those seasons, Jackson will turn 33 and 34, and is due salaries of $5.5 million and $5 million (with a $500,000 roster bonus).

Which means his base pay goes up as he ages.

Jackson, of course, can earn all the money by being productive on the field. And technically it is a $22 million contract.

But the likelihood of him seeing all $22 million might not be that high.

He might not even see more than $5.5 million.

In reality, it’s a one-year deal worth $5.5 million, with team options the next three seasons.

http://espn.go.com/blog/cleveland-browns/post/_/id/4452/the-details-on-dqwell-jacksons-contract

[Aso]

In 2015 Jake Long will be scheduled to make 9.25M with none of it guaranteed. He had injuries in Miami that hindered his play and now he's coming back from a torn ACL. Long needs to play at an elite level to see the last 2 seasons of that deal which I doubt he will.

Prediction: This will be Jake Long's last season in St. Louis.

[Maynard]

http://msn.foxsports.com/ohio/story/did-sammy-watkins-post-his-future-to-instagram-031414

[Obst]

http://msn.foxsports.com/ohio/story/...stagram-031414

He's posted himself in a Bucs, Lions and Rams uniform too. Not saying much, Fox reaching for a story.

[kmanharris]

Tapping their feat.

[Maynard]

Josh Gordon's already enormous tattoo is growing larger

lulz

[NAHSTE]

[Maynard]

ESPN’s Merril Hoge says he would take Michael Sam over Jadeveon Clowney in the NFL Draft.

this guy might be biggest idiot on the planet

[Maynard]

browns Ray Farmer says he/team wont attend Johnny Manzeils pro day

he basically called it a joke by calling it what it is..."A Pro Day of orchestrated throws, I don't know what that tells you. It's a piece of it that people blow up into this great thing. I went to a lot of games and practices this fall. I've seen them throw the ball.''

[Maynard]

apparently white men can jump

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2003937-johnny-manziel-puts-on-a-dunk-show?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

[Maynard]

Terrelle Pryor's representation met with the Raiders and requested the QB be released or traded from Oakland.