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Quarterback Matt Cassel topped the Patriots' earners in performance-based pay in 2008. Cassel, who enjoyed a remarkable rise from backup to franchise player, earned an additional $238,160 as part of the program.
The $238,160 was the 29th highest figure among NFL players.
TFB also got a check . . . for $121.
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On a related note, Jay Cutler could really learn a few lessons from Mr. Cassel, if what his new HC says is true—although I do have to question the part in bold.
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That may be an underrated factor in the trade that brought Cassel from New England. The Chiefs coveted Cassel for more than his on-the-field skills.
“Oh, yeah,” Haley said Tuesday during the NFL meetings. “Kurt Warner, you could not get him away from football. It was full time. (Cassel) shows a lot of those same characteristics. He’s into football. I don’t think there’s a whole bunch else to him. He’s got a chip on his shoulder. He was told he wasn’t good enough to play for a long time. That served him well last year, and hopefully it will serve him well going forward.
“He’s calling me every day for numbers to call some of the other guys on the team. We picked up Bobby Engram, and Bobby Engram is texting me wanting Cassel’s number. At the same time, a text is coming in from Cassel: ‘Can I get Engram’s number?’ So he’s doing all of those things that get you excited as a coach. You don’t have to worry about what Matt Cassel is doing most of the time. He’ll be worrying about football.”
[Everyone outside of Foxboro might have been saying it about him, but no one in Foxboro was saying that to him.]
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On a related note, Jay Cutler could really learn a few lessons from Mr. Cassel, if what his new HC says is true—although I do have to question the part in bold.
[Everyone outside of Foxboro might have been saying it about him, but no one in Foxboro was saying that to him.]
Actually isn't the performance based pay given out by the league and not the individual teams? So technically, I think the title of this thread is wrong. He got a parting gift from the league.
Actually isn't the performance based pay given out by the league and not the individual teams? So technically, I think the title of this thread is wrong. He got a parting gift from the league.
It's mandated by the league, but the actual calculation is done on a team-by-team basis.
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That's another poorly handled program. I read last week that all players get something. It's entirely based on playing time. It was initially intended to compensate overperforming players who were grossly underpaid. Players who are among the top ten at their position earnings wise should be exempted from the program... I believe Manning got a check for $4000 last week (that apparently he donates to his foundation) that some poor bastard making less than $300K who may get cut after one season probably could have used (and there are a lot of those on Indy's roster...).
I know, those poor saps who only make 300k have it rough.
300k is enough for you to live on comfortably for 50 years then?
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300k is enough for you to live on comfortably for 50 years then?
No, but it's more than enough to get a head start on life while you get a real job.
Wish someone had given me $300k when I was 24 to start life with. Sure would have made things easier. These guys don't even have school loans to worry about, either.
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No, but it's more than enough to get a head start on life while you get a real job.
Wish someone had given me $300k when I was 24 to start life with. Sure would have made things easier. These guys don't even have school loans to worry about, either.
What Mo was noting is that Peyton Manning doesn't need the $4000, but a player destined for 1-3 years at minimum salary could sure as hell use that coin. They're not all going to end up as CEOs of fortune 500 companies.
As for the "real job" thing, come on.
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"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
- Marcus Aurelius
What Mo was noting is that Peyton Manning doesn't need the $4000, but a player destined for 1-3 years at minimum salary could sure as hell use that coin. They're not all going to end up as CEOs of fortune 500 companies.
As for the "real job" thing, come on.
Life doesn't end when they retire from the league before they even turn 30. If they can't play football any more, they can still get different employment.
Cassel gets a parting gift from the Pats
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