Julius Peppers signs franchise tender with the Panthers - New England Patriots Forums

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 06-24-2009, 01:53 PM

The Associated Press: Peppers ends stalemate, signs franchise tender

I don't think it looks good for those in fantasyland thinking he is still coming here.....

PatsChamp88 · 06-24-2009, 01:55 PM

It's the end of the world

Nestapats · 06-24-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

The Associated Press: Peppers ends stalemate, signs franchise tender

I don't think it looks good for those in fantasyland thinking he is still coming here.....

Wasn't it the only way he could come our way? If he signed his tender.
We should actually post in the peppers thread

***jmt57*** · 06-24-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

The Associated Press: Peppers ends stalemate, signs franchise tender

I don't think it looks good for those in fantasyland thinking he is still coming here.....

C'mon, you know he's itching at the chance to sign a vet minimum contract in exchange for the opportunity to play with the Pats!

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 06-24-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jmt57

C'mon, you know he's itching at the chance to sign a vet minimum contract in exchange for the opportunity to play with the Pats!

I have 3 icons to respond to that ....

The Panthers with the signing bonus are paying him a 1 year base salary estimated to be about $19M !!!

For that much I would sign with ANY team,even the Lions or Raiders!!

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 06-24-2009, 02:11 PM

It looks like he didn't sign a tender ala Asante Samuel and Albert Haynesworth which stats that his team can't franchise him the following season. That's a very bad move on his part if he really doesn't want to stay in Carolina. Looks like he will get franchised next season.

xmarkd400x · 06-24-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

It looks like he didn't sign a tender ala Asante Samuel and Albert Haynesworth which stats that his team can't franchise him the following season. That's a very bad move on his part if he really doesn't want to stay in Carolina. Looks like he will get franchised next season.

Well, if the Panthers franchised him next year, wouldn't he get a 25% raise? That would mean he'd be paid 17m + 21.25m (I think the franchise is 17m, I might be wrong) for two years. I think he'd be OK with that.

That's ~$40m over two years. YIKES!

moosekill · 06-24-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

It looks like he didn't sign a tender ala Asante Samuel and Albert Haynesworth which stats that his team can't franchise him the following season. That's a very bad move on his part if he really doesn't want to stay in Carolina. Looks like he will get franchised next season.

The article doesn't go into any specifics so unless there is more stuff out there, he may very well have signed a no tender agreement, we just don't know.

I'm also not sure, how does next years possible no salary cap affect the franchise tag, if at all?

ScottieC · 06-24-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

The Associated Press: Peppers ends stalemate, signs franchise tender

I don't think it looks good for those in fantasyland thinking he is still coming here.....

Bill said very clearly that he would not deal with any player until he signed his tender and his advice to any player in Pepper's position would be to sign - sooooo according to Belichick this would be the beginning of a trade.

Of course, I don't think there is anyway he comes to our team.

JSn · 06-24-2009, 02:42 PM

Here he comes, boys!!